the study
Darren: “Franky has his heart
set on a wall of floor-to-ceiling
shelving in the study to house
his collection of books and
music. Although you could
get away with some cheaper
flat-pack shelving in the
playroom, in here, I would build
something in. The study is more
of an adult space, so you can
spend more money knowing
it’s not going to get trashed by
the kids. You can chew up a lot
of your budget building joinery,
but here I think it would be
money well spent. I’d also install
a custom desk for the other
side of the room, which would
incorporate storage in the formNathan Burkett
Landscape
architect at Nathan
Burkett Design
(nathanburkett.
com.au)the landscaper
Josephine and Franky have two
very different styles, preferred eras
and takes on colour
DARREN PALMER, INTERIOR DESIGNER“
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the outdoor zones
Nathan: “Josephine isn’t keen
on decking in the alfresco area
as she thinks it will require too
much maintenance. As the
space is protected from the
hot western sun, it makes a lot
of sense to extend the paving
in the alfresco area out into
the garden. This will provide
a generous entertaining area
with the addition of a raised
garden bed, which could also
double as a seat. I’d go for
a natural and durable stone
such as limestone paving
here, as it requires minimal
maintenance. When building
a garden from scratch, I always
start at the boundaries and work
in, because the most important
part is making the space feel
your own. I’d look at putting
some evergreen planting in front
of the Colorbond fence, perhaps
Waterhousea floribunda
(a pretty robust variety of lilly
pilly), Ficus hillii or Viburnum,
which will create a green wall
and a nice vista from the house.
Josephine is also keen on a big
lawn for Victoria and Zoe, so to
the left of the pavers I’d create
a kids’ zone where she can still
keep an eye on them from the
kitchen. There are many diferent
varieties of grass but a warm-
season grass like bufalo would
be most suitable here as it’s
hard-wearing and doesn’t require
too much water in summer.”of drawers. Franky mentioned
a small filing cabinet for this
room but a desk with drawers
would be softer and create less
of a corporate feel. In terms of
colours, they could go for white
for the joinery but I feel like that
would be a bit too safe. Franky
and Josephine have chosen
a laminate called Whitewashed
Oak for the powder room that
could work in here or they might
consider grey, which would work
with the greys in both the hard
flooring and the carpet. Finally,
the study might just end up
as the best place for Franky’s
mid-century-style teal chair
and ottoman, as Josephine
isn’t a particularly big fan of it!”WATCH: For a behind-
the-scenes look at Darren
and Nathan's consultation,
go to insideout.com.au.106 / Inside Out
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