Creative Solution

In the hands of a designer who took a curatorial approach to its transformation, this Melbourne home is now itself a work of art.

- Sarah Pickette

Art sits at the very heart of this Melbourne home. When the businesswoman who owns this 1920s property first bought it, the house was in excellent shape but needed a complete interior refit to become the kind of space where the owner could demonstrate her love of contemporary art and design.

Enter Swee Lim, who happens to be an art consultant as well as an interior designer. She took on the task of transforming the shell of a house into an elegant and sophisticated family home. “The artworks were largely commissioned specially for this house,” says Swee. “They played a very important role in establishing the mood of the interiors.”