Smooth Landing

Taking its design cues from palm springs, this family’s coastal home in Sydney has been given a glorious new life

- Jackie Brygel

PAVING THE WAY Homeowners Danica and Mark took their time getting to know their home on Sydney’s beautiful northern beaches before embarking on a renovation, living in the abode for nearly a decade with their three sons, Angus, Toby, and Ed before going ahead. Yet the couple knew exactly what style their transformed home would take. “I always had my heart set on a home with a nod to Palm Springs style,” explains Danica, enjoying the home’s many sunny spots (above & opposite, with Lulu). With its distinctively modernist facade, liberal use of crazy paving-style stone, beautiful breezeway blocks (opposite), and a treasure trove of restored mid-century pieces inside, the home pays loving homage to the iconic design era.