Weather House is a bespoke home for a young, nature-loving family on a quintessentially compact Northcote block. Our clients Claire and Brent cherished the character of their century-old worker's cottage but required more considered space and flexibility in their home. Claire and Brent are camping enthusiasts, and in response their house is a love letter to the outdoors: a rich, durable environment infused with the grounded ambience of being in nature. From the street, the dark cladding of the sensitive rear extension echoes the existing cottage!s roofline, becoming a subtle shadow of the original house in both form and tone. As you move through the home, the double-height extension invites the climate and native landscaping inside at every turn. The light-bathed lounge, dining room and kitchen are anchored around, and seamlessly connected to, a versatile outdoor living area. A double-sided fireplace embedded into the house’s rear wall brings warmth and ambience to the lounge, and inspires a campfire atmosphere in the back yard. Championing tactility and durability, the material palette features polished concrete floors, blackbutt timber joinery and concrete brick walls. Peach and sage tones are employed as accents throughout the lower level, and amplified upstairs where sage forms the tonal base for the moody main bedroom. An adjacent private deck creates an additional tether to the outdoors, and houses planters and trellises that will decorate the home’s exterior with greenery. From the tactile and textured finishes of the interior to the surrounding Australian native garden that you just want to touch, the house encapsulates the feeling of being part of the outdoors; like Claire and Brent are camping at home. It is a tribute to Mother Nature, Weather House’s muse.

Our carpenters labored every detail from chainsaws to the finest of chisels and brad nails to achieve this eclectic industrial design. This project was not about just putting two things together, it was about coming up with the best solutions to accomplish the overall vision. A true meeting of the minds was required around every turn to achieve "rough" in its most luxurious state. Featuring: Floating vanity, rough cut wood top, beautiful accent mirror and Porcelanosa wood grain tile as flooring and backsplashes. PhotographerLink

MillerRoodell Architects // Laura Fedro Interiors // Gordon Gregory Photography

Adam Cameron Photography

Blue wall tile mixes well with the Spanish style floor tile in this bathroom remodel. An arched doorway leads to a beautiful custom shower with glass surround. Custom wood cabinetry for storage and built in wall lighting.

Adam Scott

This project was featured on Bath Crashers. They put 3x8 subway tile in a shower niche as well as in a fireplace at the end of their bathtub, making this bathroom luxurious and beautiful. 3"x8" Subway Tile - 1016 Costa Rica

AFTER - Bathroom

This powder room feature floor to ceiling pencil tiles in this gorgeous Jade Green colour. We used a Concrete Nation vessel from Plumbline and Gunmetal tapware from ABI Interiors. The vanities are solid oak and are a gorgeous unique design.

A marble-clad master bath that features custom cabinetry, a custom chandelier of crackle leaf finish over gilded metal and mother-of-pearl accents.

This was a great piece our client found at a junk shop. We refurbished it in a shocking red and added an antique glaze.