Australian Home Beautiful – August 2019

Who lives here?

Renee and Shane, who run their own

joinery business, Focus On Kitchens; their

daughters Parker, six, and Winnie, four;

and their two dogs, Gigi the dogue de

Bordeaux and Sonny the boxer.

What’s your favourite time of day at home?

Renee: “First light. There are so many trees

and birds and wildlife, you hear them when

you’re up early by yourself in the morning.”

What’s your best building tip?

“Don’t cut corners. At the time it would’ve

been so easy to do that to cut costs. We’re

so grateful and happy that we didn’t.”

What did you splurge on?

Shane: “There wasn’t one element in particular,

but once the house took shape, we found it

important to finish it correctly. Landscaping

and furnishings were a huge cost but became

a necessity to honour the completion.”

INSIDE STORY

RENEE & SHANE’S HOME

MODERN COUNTRY

1. Walls painted in Resene Half
   Rice Cake.


2. Shane and a delighted Winnie
   enjoy a swing on the grounds of
   their “oasis”-style family home.


3. Astra Walker basin tap in
   Matt Black from Elite Bathware.


4. The exterior is clad in Merbau
   shiplap from Lindsay Meyers.


5. Nero ‘Marquina Herringbone’
   tiles from The Tile Mob.


6. ‘No. 31 Fureau’ dining chair by
   Thonet in Black from Inner Space.


7. Calacatta Blanco engineered
   quartz from Smartstone.

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