We show how to build a Hamptons home in a way that suits our relaxed Australian style

It’s not too much of a stretch to refer to the Mornington Peninsula as Melbourne’s equivalent of New York’s famous Hamptons. So the owners of this weatherboard home, designed by local experts Little Brick Studio with interior design by Kate Walker, had a clear idea of their inspiration as they created – or should that be recreated? – their tailor-made family home.