Play ground
Belle Magazine Australia|December 2022
As co-founder of Olli Ella, maker of toys and treasures, Chloe Brookman brings the same joyful spirit to her own home in Sydney's Clovelly.
Play ground

WHAT APPEALED TO YOU ABOUT YOUR HOME?

We actually bought the house sight unseen, and it all happened very quickly; we had a newborn who was just a few weeks old when the house came on the market, and the agent did a virtual walk-through with us. We were immediately drawn to the treetop vantage, the generous lot size (I'm a keen gardener), and the fact that the home is set back on a thick nature strip, off the road. The home itself was full of lovely original Edwardian/ Federation details such as leadlight windows and doors, which we have been fortunate enough to preserve through the renovation.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE INTERIOR?

Curvilinear, a mashup of eras - a bit of turn-of-the-last-century Italy, colliding with Edwardian London - all blending together while giving a little wink to [filmmaker] Wes Anderson, perhaps?

WHAT DO YOU ENJOY ABOUT LIVING HERE?

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