Building a new home to our own design was a chance to create a home that not only practically suited the needs of our busy family, but was also stylish and stood apart. After spying a tranquil, Pohutukawa-fringed piece of land in otherwise built-up suburbia, we set to work to make it our own. 

THE BRIEF

Being my own client I knew exactly what I liked - my design brief being to balance luxe glamour with urban industrial. I was also determined to prove that family-friendly didn’t have to mean boring!

COLLABORATORS

Partnering from the outset with Landmark Homes, I specified all the finishes for the home, to create a unified, well-resolved home. The exterior was kept classic and crisp with contrasting white painted brick, black joinery and black stained cedar. The base palette inside is has been kept timeless and smart (with a few twists, of course!) to provide the perfect backdrop for richly layered fabrics and furnishings.

INSPIRATION

After time spent living and working in Europe, I grew to love their pairing sleek modern features with classic “bones” to create a look that is sophisticated, layered and unique. I tried to recreate some of the classic European flair with distressed oak floors, black joinery to mimic Crittal steel joinery, stainless steel benchtops and a slab of beautifully veined granite - a more red wine resistant version of the Carrara marble that is so prevalent in European homes.