Some people have a gift for creating beautiful interiors. They can take a modest space and conjure a gorgeous, emotive, tactile environment filled with make-you-smile touches. Stylist Lynda Gardener is a virtuoso, and her latest home project is a shining example.
Located in the main street of Daylesford, Victoria, on a narrow block measuring 30x7 metres, sits her newly built one-bedroom property. From the outside, it’s a simple structure built in the traditional barn vernacular, with a high-pitched ceiling and split stable doors. Open the doors and you enter a portal into a warm, calm, perfectly curated world filled with plants, curiosities and collections. “I wanted to create a conservatory feel, with greenery, loads of white and exposed beams,” says Linda. “It’s spacious, open and an all-round happy place to be in.”
Lynda is well-known to Melburnians for the Empire Vintage homewares store she operated there for 24 years. She closed the store four years ago and now co-manages Inside Story Studio, an interior decorating business. She’s also a serial renovator and owns five boutique getaways. Most of these homes have been old places that Lynda has bought, revived and decorated in her signature vintage style. The barn is her first new build, which came into being after a spontaneous land purchase.
This story is from the June 2020 edition of Australian House & Garden Magazine.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the June 2020 edition of Australian House & Garden Magazine.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
A CERTAIN CHARM
A young couple enlists the expertise of a savvy team to refresh and expand their original 1930s Brisbane worker's cottage into a light-filled family home.
UP TICK
Creating better connections inside and out through clever design brought this family's vision to life.
VIEW to thrill
Elegant curves, magnificent marble and sublime colours make this Federation-era bungalow's interiors as enchanting as the Sydney city skyline seen through its windows.
MOODY beauty
Gently curved forms and shadowy grey tones give this Edwardian home, in a leafy neighbourhood of Melbourne, a refined character.
SEASIDE story
A creative couple design a relaxed yet refined coastal getaway for their family on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
SPACE mission
Dubbed the Big Small House’, this historic Melbourne cottage receives a contemporary makeover, packed with welcome surprises.
PICTURE perfect
A century-old weatherboard in Melbourne's north-east is given a storybook finish for a young family yearning for their forever home.
Luli Farrell
Having developed an appreciation of beautiful surrounds from a young age, the ABI Interiors co-founder and designer has found her calling.
MODERN HISTORY
Life is now a breeze for a family of five in this calm coastal home with nature-inspired interior finishes and playful art at every turn.
WITH love
What better way to turn up the romance than with this delicious Valentine's Day dinner menu for two from The Cordony Kitchen.