OPEN INVITATION The facade (opposite) has been re-rendered in Dulux Candle Bark, with a brown tint, to contrast with the door in Dulux Domino and the new shutters, from Softstudio, in Dulux Woodland Grey. Imposing planters from Kellock Pots & Planters lend grandeur to the home.
ENTRY That sense of arrival is reprised in the hallway (above), with its leadlights, but it has been given a lighter touch with walls in Dulux Natural White half-strength. "My house was quite dark and dated - I wanted it to be uplifting, light and airy and make me happy," says homeowner Sue.
This is my forever home," says Sue, the owner of this six-bedroom, mansion in south-east. It has certainly served her well so far. She bought it with her then-husband back in 1993 and it has witnessed her raising six children, with three daughters in their 20s still under its roof. But don't expect empty-nester woes from her - she wants it to become intergenerational, catering for the comings and goings of not only her adult children, but also prospective grandchildren and perhaps her elderly father, too.
Little wonder Sue wanted it decorated in a timeless style that would last the distance. And what could be a better choice for that than classic Hamptons for this, its third iteration? The first, in 1995, saw it dramatically transformed from a Californian bungalow to the three-storey, Victorian-inspired home you see today. Second time round, the interiors were decked out in a neocolonial look, with polished timbers, festoon curtains, velvets and burgundies.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 2022 من Home Beautiful.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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BRING TO LIGHT
A DULL AND UNINSPIRING HOME IS REINCARNATED AS AN IDYLLIC SEASIDE ABODE FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR
CALI CLASSIC
TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THIS BUNGALOW'S EXTERIOR, A COUPLE REVIVED THE INTERIOR WITH CALIFORNIA SOUL
SEA CHANGE
A DATED PROPERTY IS TRANSFORMED INTO A FAMILY'S FOREVER HOME WITH A FRESH BLACK AND WHITE PALETTE
Paradise found in LOS CABOS
ON THE POINT OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA, THE DESERT MEETS THE SEA AT THIS AWE-INSPIRING MEXICAN OASIS
THE gardener's LOG
With only one month until spring is officially here, August is the last chance to give your plants a winter prune and shape your garden for summer
COME RAIN OR SHINE
It took two months of dedicated, daily work to transform an almost bare yard into this contemporary garden
BOLD STROKES
DARE TO EMBRACE THE DETAILS THAT MAKE YOU DIFFERENT FOR A KITCHEN DESIGN THAT FEELS PERSONAL
CREATIVE connections
THE RENOVATION JOURNEY OF THIS BANGALOW HOME TOOK A EUROPEAN-INSPIRED ROUTE BACK IN TIME
SET IN STONE
WITH ITS ALLURING MIX OF MATERIALS AND ERAS, THIS HOME OFFERS A MASTERCLASS IN ENDURING STYLE AND ELEGANCE
Escape time
WELCOME TO THE ULTIMATE COUNTRY RETREAT, A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WEEKENDER WHERE THE ONLY CHALLENGE IS BRINGING ONESELF TO LEAVE