WE LOVE... a striking feature wall

Determined to up the decorating drama, the couple sampled various shades of black before falling in love with Porter’s Paints Van Helsing. Cleverly making the gallery wall pop, the dark colour also frames the bed below. “In some lights it almost throws a bit of brown undertone, which sits well alongside the timber bedsides,” says Karen. Porter’s Paints Low Sheen in Van Helsing, $109.91/4L, porterspaints.com.

MAIN BEDROOM A cluster of decorative pieces and photos forms an eye-catching display above the bed, which has been dressed in Sheridan cushions and linen from The Home and Freedom. Timber frames, concrete pendants – also from Freedom – and a fiddle...