R ICHLY R E WA R DE D

Chelsea Hing, South Melbourne, Victoria; (03) 8506 0417 or chelseahing.com.au.

Burgundy armchairs provide a pop of jewel colour in the sitting room of this renovated Melbourne terrace. Interior designer Chelsea Hing and her team developed spaces that walk a fine line between celebrating the home’s grandeur and ensuring it’s user-friendly for the family of five who live here. The walls were painted a mid-grey – Dulux Endless Dusk – to give the space “more of a night-time mood”, says Chelsea. This colour is the ideal foil to the velvet armchairs, gold side tables and a mirrored coffee table that all introduce a touch of luxe yet don’t detract from Chelsea’s intention that the room be “relaxed but still softly formal”.