Robyn, who owns and operates boutique fashion and homewares stores Something Different with daughter Kate (in Yeppoon and Rockhampton), and her husband Hilary, a recently retired paediatrician.
FAVOURITE AREA?
Hilary: “Definitely the front verandah.”
WHERE TO SPEND AND SAVE? Robyn: “We’ve always tried to do things on a budget and painting is often
something we do ourselves.” ADVICE FOR EASY COASTAL STYLE?
Robyn: “Keep it simple with no clutter. In this big open space I kept a minimal palette as too many colours draws the room in and you lose the simplicity
and drama of it.”
1. The guest bedroom catches the sea breeze each afternoon.
2. Robyn fixes some simple foliage in the open-plan living area wearing an Alemais Luis Patchwork midi shirt dress.
3. A Dinosaur Designs serving platter on the large island bench in the kitchen. ‘Fish in the Dark’ artwork by Hilary Mercer.
4. A Jai Vasicek artwork hangs above a blue chest of drawers from Florabelle Living.
5. Pandanus fruit foraged on Farnborough Beach add a hint of green to the coffee table.
6. Hilary painting in the studio. Fish are a favourite for subject matter. “I have always drawn and started painting in recent years with oils, acrylics and watercolour.”
7. The rear of the former St James Church.