Beachside Style

THE HOME: The Dream Batch, Cooks Beach - Coromandel, Rachael & Ivan Bergman, family of five. THE BRIEF: Refurbish a dated interior, give it a new lease of life, make it a casual yet stylish holiday home. WHAT WE DID: This batch had been a long-held dream for this family. While it was old, it had great bones; however, the interior was dated and needed to be renovated and the home needed to be fully furnished. Erina Emery was asked to breathe some new life into it. We painted over the heavy wood panelling in the house with a warm white to create a sense of space. We added colour to the bedrooms to both enhance and soften these rooms. New window treatments were added throughout the home to give it a modern classic feel, along with new hardy wooden flooring in the living spaces. We added lux carpet on the stairs and throughout the second storey. The lighting was replaced with beautiful locally sourced shades to give it a beachy vibe. We invigorated the kitchen with a new bench on a conservative budget and painted all of the cabinetry with a gorgeous, simple green. This was a colour theme we used throughout the interior, which enabled us to link it easily to the outdoors and the green trim of the exterior. The home was furnished with a mix of custom-made couches and ready-made pieces, which, when combined, allow you to create your own style. We mixed a range of furniture to ensure we had a home that felt like it had been there for years, letting it tell its own story. It’s now ready to be enjoyed by family and friends, with memories to be made.