Pattern Play

A generous family home embraces effortless living, thanks to an inspired owner-designer partnership.

STORY Chris Pearson | STYLING Olga Lewis | PHOTOGRAPHY Martina Gemmola

ENTRY

Artwork by Min-Woo Bang. Lamp, Adelaide Bragg Interiors. Table, Orient House. Floor tiles, Marble & Ceramic Corp.

FACADE

Exterior in Dulux White Cloak Quarter. Lights, The Montauk Lighting Co. Steel doors, Award Architectural Aluminium.

DINING

Joinery painted Dulux White Cloak Quarter, Platinum Group. ‘Hulton’ sconce, The Montauk Lighting Co. Splashback in Carrara marble, Marble & Ceramic Corp. Steel doors, Award Architectural Aluminium. Custom table and chairs, Cameron Kimber. Flooring in solid American oak.

KITCHEN

Benchtop in Carrara marble, Lux Marble. Lacanche cooker, Manorhouse. Zip ‘HydroTap G5’, Winnings. Bar stools, The Vault Sydney. Coffee table, Orient House. Vases, stylist’s own. Rugs, Cadrys.

Home to a family with two active boys, now eight and six, this manicured mansion in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs needed to let its hair down. The owner had long admired the work of Amy Spargo of Maine House Interiors for her classic yet playful style. And, as the designer is also a mother – to three in her case – she’d know how to make the house work practically from day to day. Like minds came together in a wonderfully symbiotic relationship, with striking results.