W
hen Heather and Aaron married 13 years ago, they knew
exactly where they wanted to end up living and raising
their children. The acreage properties in a village west
of Sydney were what dreams of country living were made of – a home
surrounded by wide open spaces and nature, where kids could roam
free and family and friends could come together for weekend getaways.
Having both grown up in its neighbouring suburbs, Heather, an
interior designer, and Aaron, a builder, spent the next decade buying,
renovating and selling houses with the hopes of one day purchasing
a property there. “We spent many years doing Sunday drives through
here,” says Heather. “It was our dream and we were always working
towards it. Friends and family would say, ‘Oh my gosh they’re selling
again’ but in the back of our minds we were never settled. It wasn’t
a big deal to us because we knew this was the ultimate goal.”
When a rare parcel of land came onto the market, it seemed their
moment had finally arrived. Their brand new home is a culmination
of all the renovating lessons they’ve learnt over the years and marries
Aaron’s love of mid-century architecture with Heather’s obsession for
interiors inspired by Balinese villas and Byron Bay holiday homes.
“I’ve never been to Byron and we went to Bali for the first time this
year, but when I was searching for inspiration I kept being drawn to
those places,” she says. “The style is just so comfortable and relaxing.”BRICKS
‘Commons’ in Dulux
Surfmist ¾ strength
and Monument,
$1357/1000,
Austral Bricks.“AARON LOVES THE KAUFMANN
HOUSE IN palm springs, SO
OUR STARTING POINT WAS GETTING
THE OUTSIDE RIGHT” ~ HEATHER
DINING In their last house, Heather felt the pendant lights over the
kitchen island bench were wasted. “It was more of a prep area, so this time
around we decided to have them over the dining table where we’ll often
sit with friends after dinner and play cards or board games,” she explains
(pictured above with Aaron). The ‘Hanging Ball Lamps’ in Natural Wicker
from House Of Orange also help to fill the spacious open-plan area and
balance the polished concrete floors (right). “I love the intimacy created
by pendant lights over the dining table and the earthiness of the rattan- it just softens the space and works really well,” she says. The ‘Coral
Casino’ print by photographer Ilana Sallick from United Interiors,
paired with a ‘Meadow’ braided woollen rug in Ivory by Rugs For Good,
completes the dining zone’s breezy, Palm Beach-inspired look. PH
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