Architect Kat Prowse and inside designer Claire Richardson from Revel Design know nothing beats swapping on a regular basis life for salty ocean air.
They channelled ‘beachside vitality, sunshine and sandy toes’ of their renovation of this Mollymook vacation residence on the New South Wales coast.
For the previous 15 years, the house owners have beloved holidaying there with their households and renting it out within the shoulder seasons.
Nonetheless, its early ’00s construct was lastly giving approach; the exterior decking was weathered, and failed waterproofing left the rooms smelling musty.
Whereas fixing these points, the household took the chance to transform the structure, refresh the outside and switch the home into their dream vacation residence.
Richly glazed tiles run by way of the house, giving every room its personal character and a pop of color.
‘As a result of it’s a vacation residence relatively than somebody’s on a regular basis residence, we could possibly be a bit extra playful with the fabric palette than many consumers may really feel comfy with at residence,’ Claire explains.
‘We had been very acutely aware of worth for cash and selected supplies that had been match for goal, straightforward to take care of and would put on effectively with youngsters, pets, sandy toes and loads of folks coming and going.’
The laid-back coastal aesthetic continues downstairs with cork flooring, which is ideal for post-beach actions.
‘It additionally brings a beautiful heat underfoot and a barely retro coastal really feel that sits actually naturally with the remainder of the palette,’ says Claire.
As a result of it’s a vacation residence, Claire and Kat weren’t pressured to incorporate the ample storage a endlessly residence requires.
‘The bedrooms actually solely wanted a bench for weekend luggage and a small quantity of hanging house, whereas within the loos we might use slimline tiled vanities, open shelving and ornamental mirrors relatively than numerous cabinetry,’ says Claire.
The structure centres round seashore life, permitting a number of households to remain in the home with ease. The bedrooms had been rearranged downstairs alongside a rumpus and video games room. Upstairs, there’s house to cook dinner, eat and chill out, with kitchen (and toilet) skylights bringing pure gentle into the house.
The outsized walk-in pantry wasn’t a lot use in a vacation residence, so that they changed it with a roller-door pantry and added a breakfast nook as an informal eating spot, espresso perch, or laptop computer station.
Additionally they opened up the beforehand closed-off kitchen and eating room right into a spacious residing space.
Two new loos imply nobody will argue over who will get to the bathe first, and underfloor heating and heated towel racks guarantee towels are dry and prepared for the subsequent journey to the seashore.
Kat and Claire ambitiously accomplished this colourfully tiled vacation residence in underneath six months for the household to take pleasure in lengthy summer time days.
