From Holiday Rental to Everyday Coastal Home

September 30, 2025 The Challenge This much-loved family beach house in Lorne, once a holiday rental, wasn’t designed for daily living. Storage was almost non-existent, the kitchen felt heavy & dated & the bathrooms were purely functional with no sense of retreat. The plaster balustrade blocked light to the stairwell & the overall palette felt tired. While the...
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Red to Refined: Transforming a 1980s Home into a Modern Coastal Retreat

September 19, 2025 The Challenge… Transform a dated 1980s brick veneer complete with a curious floor plan & a previous renovation featuring traffic-stopping red, into a light-filled, open-plan coastal haven. The Solution… I started by reimagining the home’s flow. The wall between the kitchen/meals area and dining room was removed to create a large open galley kitchen with...
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