ENTRY New stairs replaced a dark, 1990s metallic balustrade. A custom chair from Maine House Interiors provides a cosy nook, flanked by family photos. The basket and hydrangea is from Julian Ronchi Garden Design & Nursery, while the Dash & Albert rug is from Winton House. On the sisal stair runner from Floorspace is a ‘Savannah’ seagrass turtle basket from Pottery Barn Kids.
It was the unexpected renovation; a total overhaul caused by disastrous flooding and lockdowns. Located on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, this beach house has been owned by Chris and Geoff for 18 years and is a favourite family holiday destination for the couple, their adult children and their grandchildren.
The hub of summer holidays, weekends away and a private escape for the couple, it was neglected during Melbourne’s prolonged lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, when the family were confined to their city residences.
This story is from the April 2022 edition of Home Beautiful.
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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
