Under soaring cathedral ceilings, three young children host playful indoor running races. Beautiful European oak flooring, on any given day, becomes a family dance floor, and a resort-like outdoor zone is a favourite spot for treasured quality time. Quite simply, this home was designed with family in mind. “We wanted it to be a kids’ paradise,” says Hannah of the home on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula she and her husband Taylor created for their family of five, which includes daughters Zahli, four, Layla, two, and baby Leni.
After buying the seaside property at auction in what Hannah describes as a “dream location”, the couple knew immediately that a knock-down of the existing residence was needed to achieve their vision of something with plenty of room for their children to grow and play. “We wanted a house that didn’t appear large from the street, and we wanted to make the most of the sloping block,” says Hannah. She and Taylor took on the role of owner-builder and worked with BD Building Design and Beach End Built to bring their ideas for the split-level beachside escape to life.
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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
