These young clients wanted a modern kitchen. Since their home is located in a heavily wooded area, our concept was to take cues from nature. We started with the simple slab door front cabinets, and then brought in organic, “barky” looking glass back splash and rice paper laminated in glass for the upper cabinet fronts. The granite has very bold crystals which we thought resembled sliced tree trunks. The sheers in the adjoining room soften the wall of windows, and give a hint to the tree shapes beyond. To add some visual excitement, we played off the angle of the opposite wall for this Franklin kitchen’s island. We elevated the glass to bar height, and it appears to float in the space. Our clients report that it’s not only used to sit at, but works wonderfully for entertaining. Since it’s raised, it works well for a buffet surface, but doesn’t interfere with the cook. Photo by Chani Devers

Kathryn Bloomer Interiors was hired to furnish and decorate this holiday house on the South Coast of NSW. The look for this small beach house needed to be casual & modern with a mix of colour tones to keep it looking bright and fresh.

Redefining 'living' room; kitchen, dining, and lounging fit comfortably in one space. Interior transoms and windows visually connect bedrooms on either side.

view of motorized countertop with feature Brendan Ravenhill Pivot light fixture above

Photo Credit Jenn Smira

Craig Washburn

Bronze sculpture, David Kroll custom art, three dimensional raku art, onyx bowl, holly hunt table,