SUNNY SCANDI

Back in Newcastle, NSW, after a year living in Sweden, Libby Helinski and her husband Matt bought a 1920s-era two-bedroom weatherboard house in Cooks Hill and named it Pappa Sven’s Summer Cabin. A 15-minute walk from Bar Beach — one of Newcastle’s best surf spots — the cottage was updated with a new kitchen, bathroom and laundry then decorated with a mix of pieces from Libby’s lifestyle store, Pappa Sven. For more details, visit pappasven.com.au