The brief was to have a home with a cottage look and wide verandahs.  The verandahs including colonial style balustrade look over the waterways and expansive views.  This home also incorporates a modern mono-pitch appeal from the street view not identifying what you experience when you enter the home.  Through the entry doors is the large gallery style hall allow you to look through the home to the waterways with three tall windows looking into the covered outdoor living space. The tongue and groove timber ceilings continue through into the living space with expansive raking tongue and groove ceilings plus electrically operated clear storey windows bringing all day sun into the living area.  Large 900x900 tile floors mirror the tongue and groove ceiling areas through the home which also flow into the bathrooms.  Large glass cavity slider doors open into the intimate lounge area complete with wood fire built into a tile clad chimney along with a relaxing window seat that doubles as a wood box.  The covered area with louvre roof creates an outdoor entertaining space surrounded on three sides by the dining, gallery and master bedroom for an all-weather living space.  The kitchens blend of rotary polish stainless benches, quartz stone island and lacquered joinery create a timeless appeal.  The bathrooms provide a pleasant relaxing environment.  Kwilla decking is continuous around three sides of the home allowing for easy living and weather related choices to enjoy the outdoors.

Heart of the Home

This kitchen fits seamlessly between outdoor living spaces on both side with sliding windows creating easy access to these spaces.  The large island with its quartz stone top is central to the kitchen design and function. All other benches are rotary polished stainless steel providing supreme service ability and timeless appeal. The large stainless steel cooker compliments this kitchen.  All this including the lacquered joinery tie seamlessly with the large 900x900 floor tiles and mosaic wall tiles around the cooker, complimented with the wine rack.  Mirrored toe kicks allow the tile floor to flow seamlessly under the island creating a floating illusion.  The pantry cupboard allows for appliances to be set up permanently along with a sink to make this a very workable space.  Natural light comes into the pantry from clearstory windows above.  This entertainer’s kitchen allows communication to all guests both inside and out while enjoying the expansive outlook.