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.

One of a number of standout features in this home, is the master bathroom, with floor-to-ceiling tiles.

Jenna Sue

Double sink gray bathroom with manor house porcelain tile floors. Manor house tile has the look of natural stone with the durability of porcelain.

Bold color in a turn-of-the-century home with an odd layout, and beautiful natural light. A two-tone shower room with Kohler fixtures, and a custom walnut vanity shine against traditional hexagon floor pattern. Photography: @erinkonrathphotography Styling: Natalie Marotta Style

Huntley is a 9 inch x 60 inch SPC Vinyl Plank with a rustic and charming oak design in clean beige hues. This flooring is constructed with a waterproof SPC core, 20mil protective wear layer, rare 60 inch length planks, and unbelievably realistic wood grain texture.

Association de matériaux naturels au sol et murs pour une ambiance très douce. Malgré une configuration de pièce triangulaire, baignoire et douche ainsi qu'un meuble vasque sur mesure s'intègrent parfaitement.

Reforma integral Sube Interiorismo www.subeinteriorismo.com Fotografía Biderbost Photo

Kerri Fukkai

Master bathroom with marble floor, shower and counter. Custom vanities and storage cabinets, decorative round window and steam shower. Flush shower entry for easy access. Pete Weigley

Co-Designed by Dawn Ryan, AKBD as a representative of Creative Kitchen & Bath Photography by Northlight Photography

Este baño en suite en el que se ha jugado con los tonos azules del alicatado de WOW, madera y tonos grises. Esta reforma de baño tiene una bañera exenta y una ducha de obra, en la que se ha utilizado el mismo pavimento con acabado cementoso que la zona general del baño. Con este acabo cementoso en los espacios se ha conseguido crear un estilo atemporal que no pasará de moda. Se ha instalado grifería empotrada tanto en la ducha como en el lavabo, un baño muy elegante al que le sumamos calidez con el mobiliario de madera.

Guest Bathroom features a distressed oak two drawer vanity with metal accents. One of a kind carved stone vessel sink, black fixtures, and a iron mirror. The shower is hidden behind the vanity wall giving privacy and omitting the need for a glass shower enclosure.