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Australian House & Garden 59

H&G DECORATING

For Where to Buy, see page 196.

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BENCH MARK

An extended bench seat

beneath the living room

window provides a place to

pause and take in the garden

views as well as a surface for

displaying loved objects and

treasures gathered on beach

walks. Beneath the bench,

the call for storage is

answered by deep drawers.

The walls and drawer fronts

are made from white-painted

vertical joinery, while the

bench itself is topped with

timber floorboards from Royal

Oak Floors to match the

floor. The Benito armchair

from Temperature Design

is covered in Warwick

Fabrics Sinai Denim.

10-step

COTTAGE

MAKEOVER

With simple structural changes and a few

clever decorating touches, a tired seaside

cottage is imbued with summer-fresh style.

TEXT BY JUDY OSTERGAARD ❖ PHOTOGRAPHY DEREK SWALWELL