Drama and pattern

Drama, glamour and pattern play. Three essential ingredients in any scheme by interior design maestro Greg Natale. Sydney-based Natale's redesign of this historic Geelong house, situated on an equine estate, sees him weave his magic with dark, moody colours, geometric riffs and a repeating horse motif. But it's not the grand rooms I'm concentrating on in this post. It's his bathrooms and kitchen that have my mind spinning with ideas. I'm smitten by the powder room. Love. Don't miss the rest of the house over on his website and if you love his work as much as we have here on Desire to Inspire over the years you simply can't miss his book The Tailored Interior.

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New meets old in Medindie

A historic facade and thoroughly modern out the back. Yes another fabulous old meets new Aussie extension. In the suburb of Medindie in the inner-north of Adelaide, South Australia. By William Burton Leopardi. I think the architects description of how it all came about is great.

“Don’t kill the tree!” A gnarly pepper tree formed the planning challenge of an addition for a young family to their Victorian era home. A pool, small block, desire for light, space and ‘room to grow’ rounded out the brief and reaffirmed the challenge. Space for all, parents and kids, and an enthusiasm to embrace this as the “opportunity of a lifetime” allowed for delightful layering of function, whimsy and contemporary eclectism – oh…..and “don’t want to see the kitchen.”

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Kitchen love

This kitchen is retrolicious and one of the few times I really dig yellow. By Atticus & Milo.

More pattern play from Widawscy Studio Architektury

Black, white and pattern. A seriously stylish, modern kitchen with adjoining dining by my new favourite Polish design firm Widawscy Studio Architektury.

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Love this kitchen!

What a gorgeous colour scheme! Add in a marble countertop and funky hardware and it is a winner (I hope the new owners change out the stainless steel faucet for a brass one). Via Entrance Fastighetsmäkleri.