ALL IS CALM

For an active family of four - plus two dogs - this newly renovated home in Sydney's Pittwater is an idyllic weekender for all-weather getaways.

- Stephanie Hope

LIVING/DINING The reconfigured layout of this home on Sydney’s Northern Beaches now allows for a spacious living, dining and kitchen space, which opens to a covered deck and those water views. Dining table and chairs, white sofa and green armchairs, all MCM House. Piaf two-light pendant, Bloomingdales Lighting. Vase on dining table, Haven and Sarah. Artwork by Martine Emdur from Twenty Twenty-Six Gallery. Rug, Armadillo. Coffee table and side table, Totem Road. Table lamp, Anthropologie. Curtains, Divine Designs.

“It’s our special place where we can all enjoy the amazing outdoor life and activities the area offers.” - ANTHEA, OWNER

Nestled high on a hill among the trees, overlooking Sydney’s majestic Pittwater, this four-bedroom beach cottage serves as the perfect weekender for Anthea and her husband, their sons Henry, 14, and Cameron, 12, and two Oodles named Summer and Thatcher. “It’s our special place where we can all enjoy the amazing outdoor life and activities that the area offers,” says Anthea. “It really is a place for family and friends to come together.”

DECK The elevated grey box-timber deck received a new white frame and balustrades, with one half covered by a UV-tinted glass pergola. Outdoor lounges, Coco Republic.

The couple purchased the home in 2018, impressed by its location, land size, privacy and the view. “The layout was actually not too bad, with everything ‘nearly’ in the right place,” Anthea recalls. “The challenge was finding a way to increase the floor space to expand the kitchen and create a dreamy living and entertaining space.”