THE CLEVER LITTLE TOUCHES

WHERE IS IT? Near the beach, a couple of hours from Melbourne. The couple spotted the four-bedroom house on a weekend away and immediately fell for its location as well as its quirky design – made from timber and rammed earth

OVA L OF F I C E

Instead of boxing in the usual rectangular shaped bath, Arabella chose a beautifully sculptural oval bath (the Lagoon bath at bathstore.com is similar) to give a luxuriously relaxed feel. The simple, vintage-style taps keep the look uncluttered so the simple open shelving unit doesn’t overwhelm the calmness which is accentuated by beautiful glassware.

WA R M SUNSHI N E

A bright yellow bed ( get a similar one at wroughtiron andbrassbed.co.uk) creates a happy mood but, layered with more muted shades, keeps the room looking stylish too (take a look at the bedding at urbanara.co.uk). The yellow is picked up in the shaggy rug (loomrugs.com.au).

WA R M WE LCOME

The entrance to the house is brightened by a rug (for similar see habitat.co.uk), the colours picked up by the wall display which includes art works and a brightly coloured hat, linking it to the hats displayed on a wall-mounted coat rack on the other side of the doorway.

OP E N ST YLE

The corner of the top kitchen cabinets has open shelves – very on trend – that break up the bank of cabinets forf a more laidback look.

DECKED OUT

The immediate outside area has been done out in decking, creating a great outdoor relaxing and entertaining space. The trunks across the top help zone the space, which includes outdoor seating for lounging and an outdoor pizza oven (thestonebake ovencompany.co.uk).

GET I NTO I K AT

A curving daybed covered with cushions made by Arabella in a graphic ikat-style fabric creates a fab corner in an upstairs room, the pale pink of the print picked up in the striped cushion.

The Daily Telegraph

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