Artists Guido Maestri and Sally Anderson are each represented by a few of Australia’s main galleries, so it’s no shock their household house is an idyllic, art-filled sanctuary.
Guido and Sally first got here throughout 39 Neville Road, Marrickville about seven years in the past of their hunt for a property nearer to their studios, with a sunny yard, and extra dwelling house.
‘Since I used to be pregnant on the time, we additionally wished an area with a studio or storage the place I might earn a living from home,’ Sally says.
‘It took a number of visits to totally see the potential of this place, but it surely checked so a lot of our containers.’
Whereas the circa Nineties dwelling had retained a few of its ceiling rosettes and archways, the kitchen and lounge have been sporting extra pared-back renovations — making it an ideal backdrop for Guido and Sally to inject their very own artistic aptitude.
‘We undertook varied renovations and restored most of the property’s authentic options,’ Sally provides.
They reintroduced leadlight home windows for extra heritage aptitude, artwork deco mild shades, and put in recycled Tasmanian oak floorboards. A marble benchtop and Moroccan tiles now fill the expanded kitchen with character, because the white partitions turned out to be the right backdrop for the household’s unimaginable artwork assortment.
There’s even a playroom, which has been a terrific addition for his or her son Augie, and the studio in the back of the 411-square-metre block is a handy workspace, with views throughout the luxurious yard.
‘We additionally created an out of doors dwelling and BBQ space, planted native gardens in each the entrance and backyards, and established a veggie backyard,’ Sally says.
She notes the outside areas have been a spotlight from their time within the dwelling, along with the ‘distinctive’ location shut to varsities, parks and the Sunday morning Marrickville Market — one thing they’ll miss after they hand the keys over to a brand new proprietor!
39 Neville Road, Marrickville, NSW is on the market with Rhonda Yim and Shannan Whitney from Bresic Whitney and can go to public sale Saturday February 15 at 3:45pm.
