A Striking Renovation Pays Dividends for a Family Who Seamlessly Combine Their Love of Coastal and Alpine Regions on the Mornington Peninsula
WELCOME HOME Art forms the very soul of the family home on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula Kelli and David share with their sons Jack and Sam. An untitled oil painting (opposite) by Tasmanian artist Sue Lovegrove is the focus in the downstairs lounge and forms a unique backdrop for the couple’s decorative pieces: a console from US retailer Restoration Hardware, a hurricane lantern and lamp from Pottery Barn (top shelf), and a curio picked up in New Zealand. A stand-out feature in the revived and refreshed 1970s original is the stunning floor-to-ceiling custom leather cladding (above) at the entrance, sparely decorated with a bench and throw bought in Montana and a Country Road cushion, leading eyes to the beautiful tactile wall. An Ion ‘Spider’ light fitting from Porcelain Bear enhances the high vaulted ceiling.
From the other side of the world in sunny California, expats Kelli and David sat down with a map of Australia and drew a circle around Melbourne. Keen to make the move back to their native country, but never having lived too far from the bustle of the southern capital, the couple made the adventurous choice to short list potential homes in suburbs they only knew via word of mouth. “We were living about an hour out of San Francisco where David was working, so we thought we could live about an hour out of Melbourne,” says Kelli, her relaxed tone belying the monumental logistical challenge of relocating a family of four across the Pacific Ocean. “We felt it was time to come home, we just didn’t know where home was.”
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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