BEACHSIDE BLISS Weekends are about escaping the city and heading to the Sunshine Coast for homeowners Ian and Kim (pictured, opposite, with their six-year-old twins Max, left, and Tate, and pooches Ollie, left, and Scarlett). When the couple bought the 1970s cottage two years ago, Kim’s vision was for a light-filled retreat that combined the original architecture with the luxury of extra space and creature comforts. To unify new and old, the lower level was rebuilt and clad in James Hardie Stria cladding to match the original upper exterior, and everything was painted white – the walls in Resene Double Alabaster and the roof in Dulux Surfmist. Honed matt concrete is a sleek pool surround, and waterline ceramic mosaics accentuate the water’s reflective qualities. The TK Maxx side table is one of the many pieces Ian and Kim brought when they relocated from the US back home to Brisbane to raise their family. In the entry (opposite), the clan sits in front of an untitled artwork by Kim, who found the timber bench on Gumtree.
Come the weekend, as soon as Kim, Ian and their twins Max and Tate arrive at their beach house on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, their bags are promptly dumped at the door, their shoes are kicked off and they head to the beach, which is conveniently just across the road.
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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