The Art Of Interiors

A vibrant mix of colour and texture are the stars of this inner-city apartment

- Margaret Rafferty

WHO LIVES HERE?

Chrissie Jeffery and her husband Richard Banks have called their apartment in Sydney home for the past six years. The historic building dates back to the early 1900s and the common areas of the apartments have retained much of the character of that time. However, the couple’s use of colour and their passion for modern art mean their particular corner of the building is nothing if not contemporary.

“When we moved in, the previous tenants had been here for more than 15 years and all the rooms were painted oaky yellows, drawing-room red and those sorts of very late 1980s colours,” says Chrissie. “I felt that what we needed to do first was just paint it out, so I painted the whole apartment soft white, painted the woodwork white and cleaned and stained the floors.”