TOUCH WOOD

With its idyllic bush-meets-beach surroundings, nature was a natural starting point for the design of this coastal Victoria home.

- Stephen Crafti

ENTRY Interior designer Daisy Eckersley stands by the front door to the house, now accessed via a boardwalk-inspired passageway. GARAGE Opposite Blackbutt battens from Barwon Timber clad the double garage and are teamed with mixed-hardwood palings that have internal steel rods that allow them to function as a double-sided fence.

KITCHEN Stone Czar quartzite from Artedomus tops the island bench, which was custom-made using solid Tasmanian oak from Britton Timbers. Pause kitchen stools, Floc Studio. Sussex kitchen mixer, Reece. Farm gate painting by Melissa Boughey from Boom Gallery.

With a focus on sustainability, this newly remodelled home by Not All Architecture retains its original bones but has been given fresh new life. Designed as a home for a couple whose three adult children often come to stay, the dwelling suffered from poor light and poky rooms. Completely reworked, the house now reads as a modern home that embraces the relaxed nature of its coastal setting.