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12/11/2026

As the days grow longer and warmer, the way we use our homes starts to change. Our doors stay open a little later, meals drift outside, and the garden becomes part of everyday life.

When we design a home, we think about how the inside and outside can work together. Large windows and glass doors that frame a view of the pool or garden, furniture placed to face the light, natural materials like timber, stone and linen that feel at home on either side of the glass.

Across these projects, the outdoor spaces aren’t an afterthought. They’re part of the home’s daily rhythm, and the interiors are designed to show them off and welcome them in.

The result is a home that feels lighter, more open and connected to the season, inside and out 🤍

12/11/2026

10/11/2026

Every room has a starting point, and in this Malvern East home, it was a completely blank wall.

Our clients wanted a space for the TV and a fireplace to gather around. Our initial concept explored a more extensive use of stone and a sliding panel to conceal the TV. Following their feedback, we developed a second, simpler option with a more understated approach.

The final design balances warmth, texture and everyday practicality. Natural travertine finger tiles and a Taj Mahal stone benchtop add beautiful texture, while a bronze panel behind the TV allows the screen to quietly recede into the background. Below, generous drawers provide plenty of concealed storage.

A reminder that thoughtful design is an evolving process – listening to our clients, refining ideas and creating spaces that feel just right for the people who live in them. 🤍

Interior Design & Decoration:
Builder: .constructions
Photographer: .studio
Stylist:
Cabinet maker: .joinery
Floorboards:
Stone:
Tiles: .melbourne
Joinery 2 PAC paint: .Colour

10/11/2026

Every room has a starting point, and in this Malvern East home, it was a completely blank wall.

Our clients wanted a space for the TV and a fireplace to gather around. Our initial concept explored a more extensive use of stone and a sliding panel to conceal the TV. Following their feedback, we developed a second, simpler option with a more understated approach.

The final design balances warmth, texture and everyday practicality. Natural travertine finger tiles and a Taj Mahal stone benchtop add beautiful texture, while a bronze panel behind the TV allows the screen to quietly recede into the background. Below, generous drawers provide plenty of concealed storage.

A reminder that thoughtful design is an evolving process – listening to our clients, refining ideas and creating spaces that feel just right for the people who live in them. 🤍

Interior Design & Decoration: Nina Hendler | NY Design
Builder: Johlt Constructions
Photographer: Elise Arnold
Stylist: MK INTERIOR STYLIST
Cabinet maker: Craig Anderson
Floorboards:
Stone:
Tiles: TILE FUSION
Joinery 2 PAC paint: .Colour

05/11/2026

When designing our family home, I chose to locate the laundry upstairs, close to the bedrooms. With three boys, it was a practical decision that has worked incredibly well.

Although compact, the space was carefully planned to maximise storage and functionality, with generous bench space for folding, a large custom laundry hamper and a large sink with a pull-out mixer tap that's perfect for washing our little dog.

In hindsight, there are two things I'd change. The TV, which rarely gets used, and the adjoining balcony, designed as an open-air drying area. Melbourne's unpredictable weather has made this less practical than anticipated, so I'd now enclose it as a dedicated drying room and add a skylight to bring more natural light into the laundry.

Even in our own homes, we learn what works and what we'd do differently. Good design is ultimately about how we actually live.

04/11/2026

A few of our favourite spaces in Bronze House.

The entry sets the tone from the very first step. Herringbone floors lead you through a softly curved arch that frames the view ahead and opens into the kitchen, living and dining spaces, a gentle sense of arrival before the home reveals itself.

At the heart of it all is the kitchen. Removing the wall between the kitchen and living areas created one generous, connected space, with skylights above that bring in beautiful natural light and Taj Mahal stone that adds a beautiful elegance.

Soft neutral cabinetry and bronze accents carry through every space, tying the entry, kitchen, living and dining together so the home feels cohesive from one room to the next.

Interior Design & Decoration:
Builder: .constructions
Photographer: .studio
Stylist:
Cabinet maker: .joinery
Floorboards:
Stone:
Tiles: .melbourne
Joinery 2 PAC paint: .Colour

29/10/2026

I came to design after years in allied health and frontline management, and that background still shapes how I work today. I listen first. I ask about the way you actually live, not just what you want it to look like.

Every home I work on starts with a conversation like that, and every family in it trusted me to guide them through to the other side.

That trust is the part of this job I never take for granted 🤍

27/10/2026

Three bathrooms, three completely different moods, all under the one Lyrebird House roof.

One is wrapped in a deep burgundy Calacatta Viola marble with brass tapware and fluted mirrored joinery, dramatic and rich. Another leans into playfulness, with a terrazzo vanity against warm timber and a soft patterned tile that feels almost nostalgic. The third disappears into an emerald green mural of herons and dragonflies, with a dark green Verdi Alpi marble vanity grounding the whole room.

None of them look alike, and that was exactly the brief. The owners of this heritage home wanted whimsy, colour and pattern in every corner, with strictly no black, white or grey in sight.

What ties them together isn't a shared palette. It's the same level of thought and care in every single one, and a home that feels layered and full of life no matter which door you open.

Photography:
Styling: and
Builder: Kostas Constructions

22/10/2026

I spent the morning at with Telene, talking through our favourite stones.

There is something so satisfying about standing in front of a full slab, before it becomes a kitchen benchtop or a vanity unit, that changes how you see a home. The veining, the depth, the way no two pieces are ever quite the same, it's fascinating to me.

Stone is one of those materials that does so much of the talking. Like a kitchen island with soft grey movement, a bathroom wrapped in warm travertine, or a fireplace surround with a little more character running through it, these choices set the tone for a whole space, often before a single other piece of furniture goes in.

It is a material that only gets better with time, which is exactly why I love mornings like this, standing in front of the slabs and taking the time to get it just right 🤍

20/10/2026

A large bathroom doesn't necessarily mean a well-designed bathroom.

This master ensuite was generously sized, with a double vanity, spa bath, separate toilet and a disproportionately small shower.

Our clients already had a bath in their main bathroom, so the spa was taking up valuable space that could be put to much better use.
By removing the spa bath and the existing window, we were able to create a generous double shower with a full-width skylight above, bringing beautiful natural light into the space.

We also made better use of the three-metre-long vanity wall, incorporating a double vanity, a full-height storage cupboard and recessed shaving cabinets. We even managed to conceal a laundry chute, pull-out bin and plenty of drawers within the vanity unit. The only thing that stayed in its original position was the toilet!

The result is a light-filled, spacious and highly functional ensuite that not only looks beautiful but works so much better for our clients.

It's a great example of why getting the floorplan right is one of the most important steps in the design process.

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