LOCATED IN ONE OF MELBOURNE’S QUAINT SUBURBS IN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE WILLIAMSTOWN MARINA SITS THE HAMPTONS STYLE TWO STOREY HOME. IT NEEDED AN OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE AND CHRISTINE’S VISION WAS TO DESIGN THE SMALL COURTYARD WITH IMPACT. SHE WANTED TO KEEP IT MODERN SERENE PRACTICAL AND STYLISH.
THE FOCAL POINT BECAME THE LARGE FEATURE WALL DRESSED WITH LARGE TRAVERTINE TILES IN SOFT EARTHY COLOURS AND GREY UNDERTONES, STRATEGICALLY PLACING AN OUTDOOR HEATER ALMOST ADORNING THE WALL LIKE A PAINTING MEANT ALL-ROUND SEASONAL ENTERTAINING. LARGE ITALIAN TILES IN A WHITE SLIGHTLY SPECKLED FINISH WHERE LAID ON THE FLOOR TO MAKE THE SPACE SEEM LARGER AND GAVE THE SPACE A SLEEK STREAMLINED LOOK. AN ABSTRACT WHITE STONE ISLAND BBQ AREA WAS DESIGNED AND EQUIPPED WITH BAR ESSENTIALS.
PLACING A LONG SLEEK SOFA UPHOLSTERED IN MARINE LEATHER IN FRONT OF THE FIREPLACE GAVE AMPLE SEATING FOR SOCIAL GATHERINGS. IT BECAME THE PERFECT SPACE FOR INTIMATE ENTERTAINING.
