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IMPECCABLE STYLE REIGNS SUPREME IN THIS INVITING HOME ON SYDNEY’S NORTH SHORE, WHERE FRIENDS AND FAMILY REGULARLY GATHER FOR GENEROUS CELEBRATIONS

- ANNA McCLELLAND

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A warm elegance imbues the northern Sydney home of interior designer Joumana, her husband Daniel, and their three daughters Grace, 14, Olivia, 11, and Charlotte, 4. The couple has slowly amassed their eclectic collection of antique and contemporary pieces, decorating room by room, after they moved into their new-build 15 years ago. “We came into bare-bones,” says Joumana. “By the time we finished, we practically had to start all over again!” A pair of the Boyd Blue ‘Lennon’ slipper chairs are ready for conversation in the airy living room, while two black console tables (one, pictured opposite) sourced from Cromwell Australia flank the fireplace. Both have been topped with artfully aged mirrors from Temple & Webster, while on this one a ‘Maeve’ sculpture from Boyd Blue adds a luxurious touch of marble – one of Joumana’s favorite materials – and is styled beside a tactile bowl from Coco Republic. Whether it’s 50 family members for Christmas (yes, 50) or an intimate soirée, the home of interior designer Joumana, her husband Daniel, and their three daughters in Sydney’s northern suburbs was built for endless entertaining. “Our home is always open,” says Joumana with a warm smile, proffering a plate piled high with cannoli. “We love having people over.”