St Lucia Residence

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Interior Designer: Matthew Barnes Interior Design Photographer: Mindi Cooke Keen to embark on a fresh stage of their lives, a professional couple downsize from their family home and buy a top-floor boutique apartment off-the-plan from a developer. Located in the Brisbane’s St Lucia, the new-build commenced in early 2015, and with the couple eager to move in before Christmas they requested the skills of Matthew to customise a complete furniture package.

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Elevating a monochrome palette with Queensland's natural hues.

Matthew worked imaginatively with an inherited material palette of blacks, whites and greys. To create a relevant sense of place, he lifted the scheme with bleached/silver greens and golds reminiscent of the Queensland landscape.

A collaborative journey towards a liveable apartment design.

Liaising with Katrina, Matthew enhanced the apartment’s design aesthetic with top quality fixtures, refined soft furnishings and a new lighting scheme. The vibe is glamorous but liveable; logical but luxe.

An elegant fusion of regency revival and art deco for graceful living.

Channelling Regency Revival and Art Deco styles Matthew has crafted a beautifully proportioned space with fluid circulation. The apartment is designed for people to interact easily across different living spaces, to traverse these spaces with grace, and to experience a heightened, luxurious sense of everyday.

Interior design by Matthew Barnes Interior Design

With a passion for the arts and a family background in construction, it seemed only natural that Matthew gravitated towards the interior design profession. He works with a variety of clients, including home and business owners, developers, and councils, to produce sustainable and high-quality interiors to be enjoyed by many for years to come.

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“We were so fortunate to partner with Cosh Living in our Show Garden at the 2025 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Their outdoor furniture range in our show garden included Amanu Lounge Chairs by Tribu, Amanu Timber Side Table by Tribu, Handmade Clay Pots by Atelier Vierkant and a K Pebble by Atelier Vierkantis. The range is just exquisite and the high quality of finishes and textures complimented our Australian garden perfectly. We were so proud to receive the Silver Gilt Award for our Show Garden and attribute much of the success to Cosh Living.”

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