Photograph by Anson Smart.HG BATHROOM SPECIAL
178 | AUSTRALIAN HOUSE & GARDEN
MaterialsstarinthisSydneybathroom.
[
PAT T ER N PL AY
]✚^ Touch of texture Cerused,
or limed, oak brings texture
to the vanity. It’s teamed
with Restoration Hardware
drawer pulls and a Carrara
marble top.DESIGN
APPROACH
Withnoabilitytomove
theplumbing(thatwould
involvebuyingthe
apartmentdownstairs),
Gregfocusedonupdating
thetilesandfixtures.
“There’sa terrazzotheme
runningrightthroughmy
home,”hesays.“Here,
itsgreencolouringsits
elegantlywiththegrey
andwhitemarbletiles
frommyowncollection.”
AstraWalkertapwarein
anUrbanBrassfinish
shinesbrightlyagainstthe
customlimed-oakvanity.>
GregNataleDesign;
gregnatale.com.aallsssstt
THE BRIEF
When he bought his Sydney
apartment, interior designer
Greg Natale embarked on a
major refurbishment, which
took in this guest bathroom.
“On a trip to Italy I fell in
love with the work of Gio
Ponti all over again. I wanted
this bathroom to offer a nod
to his distinctive, and quite
remarkable, use of pattern.
In fact, I wanted to have
pattern in all the rooms.”KeypiecesPontimarble
tiles(300x300mmsheet),
$389/m2,GregNatale
Design.SG22-43Hhoned
Italianterrazzotiles
(400x400mm),$137/m2,
SurfaceGallery.Metropolis
basinmixer,$623,bath
filler,$1067,andtoiletroll
holder,$216,allinUrban
Brass,AstraWalker.✚^ Bold as brass Judiciously
used on the Astra Walker
fixtures and the Kelly
Wearstler light, polished
brass offers a playful
wink to 1970s style.