Open To Ideas

This Melbourne house has been radically overhauled to create a distinctive family home with a convivial open-plan living space at its heart

- Jennifer Goulding

“Very exciting,” is how Ghabida McGrath describes her experience of living in various locations around the world because of her husband Frank’s job. French by birth, Ghabida is a textile designer and moving to different countries and into new properties has provided repeated opportunities to express her creativity while fashioning each new family home.

Her latest project came when she, Frank and their two teenage children, Théo and Tess, moved from Singapore to Melbourne in 2011. “It has been a wonderful chance to indulge my passion for materials and to showcase the pieces we’ve collected during our travels,” she says.