Australian photographer Shannon McGrath has been shooting the best homes in Australia and beyond for over 15 years, so it’s no surprise she has a great sense of style. Her new home in Melbourne is as good as many in her own portfolio. Interestingly, it used to be an old mechanics workshop that Shannon inherited…
In her projects, architect Sarah Henry always strives not to lose touch with nature. She adhered to the same concept when designing her own home in Melbourne. Large opening windows, simple brick and concrete finishes, wooden furniture and always a lot of solutions for planting: flower niches, a well-kept garden and an area with an…
The modern design of this historic Victorian home of designer Lucy Bock in Melbourne is built on an unusual contrasting combination of white and all sorts of bright shades of blue. Almost nothing here tells that this house is more than 100 years old – only one of the facades from the street was preserved…
This Edwardian house in Melbourne was in desperate need of remodeling and a spacious extension, as a family with three active sons settled here. The edwardian architecture was popular in the British Empire in 1901–1910, it is a neo-baroque style with characteristic semicircular bay windows, stucco facade and glazed front doors with stained-glass windows. This…
This magnificent Victorian brick house with openwork trellises and stained-glass windows is located in the Armadale area of Melbourne. The owners left the original facade of the historic building intact, but add a more modern annex to it. The same happened with this house. The original high ceilings make the space airy and light, while…
Australian design is immediately recognizable – it shows a complete harmony of unique historical architecture (the famous ‘Victorian terraced houses’) and sophisticated modern interiors. This home in Melbourne is exactly like that: artistic on the outside, stylish and sophisticated on the inside. The house has several characteristic arched openings – these are original elements that…
Homes by the young Australian CJH Studio are usually monochrome, designed in a similar color scheme – light pastel shades of beige and cream. Perhaps someone would think that designers may have problems with imagination, but no – they intentionally choose such tones to create the ideal, in their opinion, harmony and sense of coziness….
The main request of the owners of this house in Melbourne was to make the interiors brighter and competently zone the space. The budget was limited, so the owners decided to remake only the main living area: the kitchen-living room and part of the second floor. First of all, the designer replaced the old windows…
An Australian family embodied their great love of wood in the design of this small cottage in Melbourne. And it is not just a lot of wood here, literally every surface is finished with this pleasant and beloved natural material. Such wooden abundance is diluted with a few pieces of furniture, a small library and…
Remodeled Victorian homes are commonplace in Melbourne. This house, like almost everything on the street, was built in 1878. The main entrance is decorated with a romantic Victorian facade, but on the other side is a modern building. Previous owners have made large-scale repairs and expanded the area of the back rooms in the expense…
