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THE EARTHY TONES and sumptuous textures CHOSEN BY interior designer Sumari Krige FOR THIS Plettenberg Bay getaway PROVED THE PERFECT WAY TO ENHANCE THE UNIQUE PROPERTY’S sweeping views

- Lori Cohen

Bringing comfort, elegance and a mix of organic textures into a home is what Sumari Krige of La Grange Interiors has always done best. So it made sense for a Johannesburg family looking for a ‘home away from home’ to entrust her with the task of transforming their new build – which overlooks Lookout Beach in Plettenberg Bay – into a haven to which they could retreat.

With a vast green belt and iconic coastline setting the scene, Krige says that the game changing decision to stay clear of contrived ‘beach cottage’ references and azure hues is what makes the space so special. ‘We chose neutral shades with yellow accents to pick up the tone of the local granite used in the house,’ she says.

The entrance to the home takes you directly into a study, which reveals the first glimpse of the views to come, and then branches off towards the main bedroom and three guest rooms. This landing also leads onto a double-volume stairwell that takes you down to the kitchen, lounge and dining room (which all inhabit the same vast open-plan space) and then a TV room and another bedroom. Designed by Joeke Monteiro of Boni Monteiro Architects, the house is orientated so that almost all of its rooms capture the seascape.