ensuite,andaddedawardrobetoEasroom.
“Wefiedouttheinteriorandsuppliedwhisper
aluminiumframedslidingdoors,”saysDarel.“The
combinationofdoubleshorthanging,medium
hangingandopenshelvingsavesonhavingtohave
otherstorageinthebedroom.”
Withtheendfinallyinsight,Oliversaysthelast
fewweeksofthebuildhavebeenthemostintense.
“Therearejustabillionthingstodecide–it’squite
overwhelming.We’reatthestagenowwherewejust
wanttobeinourhousesowecanstophavingto
thinkaboutit.
“Everyone’sworkingsuperhard.They’reworking
weekendstogetitdonebecausewedohaveastrict
deadline.Sowhateverstatethishouseisinwe’re
movingintoit!”M t the family
Oliver Driver’s face will be familiar to many New Zealanders from his
acting roles on Shortland Street and many other local TV shows,
movies and theatre productions, but nowadays he’s more likely to be
found behind the camera, and is currently directing a new season of
Power Rangers. His wife Ella Mizrahi has an equally high-powered CV,
with a background in production, event management, arts curation
and set design, and is now contracted to the Auckland Council ACE
team. They’re living in a rented home in Mt Albert with their two
young children, E a and Otis, and Harry the dog, while their new
home is being built.alwaysjusthadadrawerandafloor.”
Becausehe’ssotall,TheWardrobeCompany
tailoredhissideofthewardrobetomakesurehis
clotheswouldfit.“WeascertainedthatOliverneeded
agefortrousersandshirtssoweincorporated
ichpull-outtrouserrackswithshirtshanging
ve,”saysDarelClinchofTheWardrobe
mpany.“Hisfoldeditemswillgointodrawers,
hopenshelvingforbulkieritems.”
llawearsalotofseparates,soherside
thewardrobefeaturesdoubleshorthanging
wellasdrawers,openshelvingandpull-out
hoeshelving.
Darelalsosuggestedcleverspace-savers,
uchasfiingafull-lengthmirrorintothecavity
lidingdoorbetweenthewardrobeandthe“Once I saw how gd the tiles
lked I felt more confident.”
TheModernofied
wardrobein18mm
PrimeNordicAsh
MelamineisfromThe
WardrobeCompany.The
appliances (le)areby
Haier,thevanityand
basinsbyNewtechand
thetapwarefromVoda.Themarbled
bathroom
tiles(Concrete
Grey60x120)
andmosaic-
looklaundry
tiles(Sapphire
Colours20)are
fromTileSpace.
Oliver and Ella with
E a and Otis.