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Brooklyn Villa

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The extensive renovation of this double-story Wellington villa began with the design of an interior colour and material palette influenced by some well-loved pieces in the clients’ existing home. Read more
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Contemporary renovation of a double-story Wellington villa, completed in 2018, featuring a custom-made oak kitchen island that enhances both functionality and aesthetics for a busy, sociable family.

The extensive renovation of this double-story Wellington villa began with the design of an interior colour and material palette influenced by some well-loved pieces in the clients’ existing home. The coffee coloured oak features were inspired by an antique dresser in the old kitchen – beautiful, but not the most practical storage solution. The custom-made oak island is now the centrepiece of the kitchen. A place for this busy, sociable family to come together for meals and informal gatherings with friends, as well as providing a tactile and practical work surface and much needed storage.

From the owner

SUE McCABE, HOME OWNER

“We are delighted with the result of the design, advice and project management work Frances from Honour Creative did when we undertook a renovation of our villa. Frances guided us to identify the look and feel we wanted that would also work with our style of house, and then provided advice and options for products that fitted with our vision. Frances is professional and pleasant to work with, and communicated really well and transparently with us. Frances worked effectively with a range of other tradespeople involved in our house renovation which helped it go more smoothly. It is obvious Frances has high standards and cares about customer satisfaction and the quality of the end result. Frances is practical as well as creative, so our house not only looks good, but it’s also very functional.”

Completed
2018
Building style
Contemporary
7.2K0h 58m

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“During 2009/2010 it was decided that the existing Ronald McDonald House in Wellington needed to be demolished and a brand new facility built. The Board was looking at a $15 million project and we needed to make this 34 bedroom House into a very special home!As a Trust Board Member of Ronald McDonald House Wellington and on the Interior Design Team for the new build, the CEO Lesley Slieker and I wished to engage a Wellington based Interior Designer to lead us through the project. In December 2011, we procured the services of a newly qualified Frances Fraser. We knew instantly that Frances was the one to join the two of us on this momentous journey, and what would be a massive undertaking. Frances came from a graphic design background and had recently graduated with a Graduate Diploma in Design with Distinction from Massey University in Wellington. She came to us with a number of valuable contacts and lots of innovative ideas!! Frances listened to the significant brief for the project and began to interpret this into design schemes and ultimately reality for us. Frances was always a few steps ahead of us and always come to our meetings well prepared and ‘creative juices’ flowing. Frances has the ability to not only deliver professional concepts through to reality but work effectively in a team so that all our strengths could be capitalised on. Frances kept all our interior design subcontractors and suppliers well supported, keeping them in the loop of our deadlines and making sure they had everything they needed to complete their work. Maintaining professional and frequent communication allowed us to be kept up to date with the progress and assured that all targets were met. We thoroughly enjoyed working with Frances and that was a wonderful bonus. The new Ronald McDonald House was a challenging but hugely rewarding project of significance for hundreds of future families and Wellington as a city, we needed to get it right! I would have no hesitation in recommending Frances Fraser for Interior Design work big or small – residential or commercial. Personally, I wish her every success as she embarks on her next journey and designing and creating wonderful spaces for her clients.”

LETITIA MONTFORD, Trust Board Member Ronald McDonald House Wellington and McDonald’s Franchisee

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