Whether or not intentional or not, the story behind Sharon Jovicic’s dream residence begins with a little bit of manifestation.
‘We now have lived within the space since 2010, and have all the time walked alongside this road [where our home now stands], saying that is the right spot,’ Sharon says.
‘Then in late 2016, the little seashore shack that was on the positioning went up for public sale, and we have been capable of buy it. This began a journey, which lasted a number of years from conception to finalisation, with us transferring into our new residence on the finish of 2023.’
Years of fantasising about constructing the right coastal residence, enviably positioned instantly throughout from the seashore, had given Sharon a transparent imaginative and prescient for the design.
Naturally, the unimaginable location was a driving power, however each Sharon and her designers, Extra Atelier, have been decided to maneuver away from the predictable coastal aesthetic in favour of a extra fashionable Mediterranean vibe, taking inspiration from the household’s holidays to Italy and Greece.
‘The primary factor we needed to emulate was the sensation of heat, and in addition their materials: stone, timber, wrought iron,’ she says.
‘[These] are issues which have and can stand the take a look at of time, and can put on nicely with age, simply as they’ve in European houses for a lot of, a few years.’
Eschewing overtly light-and-bright interiors or kitschy seaside motifs, the home reveals a intentionally layered and textural palette.
Blonde timber parquetry flooring characteristic all through; Venetian plaster partitions are rendered in a heat cream shade. An unimaginable marble island bench crafted from Calacatta Viola is the hero of the calming kitchen, whereas custom-made timber joinery and an opulent velvet couch introduce a slight modernist edge within the residing areas.
A wrought-iron staircase connects every of the degrees, with the primary gathering areas upstairs, connecting to an elevated deck that makes the many of the unimaginable ocean views.
‘It’s very particular within the morning with the solar arising, and in addition listening to the surf at night time when you find yourself falling asleep,’ Sharon provides.
Her artist daughter Madeline (who we lately featured right here), was a supply of encouragement for a number of the extra surprising moments within the interiors — together with the colorful tiles within the en suite lavatory.
‘In a number of the different bogs, we had extra of a spa-vibe with travertine and pure colors; nonetheless, I needed to have one thing utterly completely different for the en suite,’ she says.
‘I liked the inexperienced tiles, which is my favorite color, after which Madeline recommended the terracotta — it actually popped, and it was one thing I had not even considered combining.’
There’s additionally a playful pink marble bar, which is a homage to the same model Extra Atelier had created in Newcastle’s Asian fusion restaurant Gentle Years: ‘We now have named the bar Bar Rosa, and it’s positively a favorite hangout for everybody.’
It’s the right backdrop for a cocktail, earlier than or after a dip within the ocean!
