A personal first — and the project that set the tone for everything that followed.
Project Lakeview holds a special place. Designed for my own family, it was my first completed interior design project — and one I approached with the same rigour and intention I bring to every project since. Completed in stages over time, the home was treated as a whole from the outset: a consistent material palette threading through each space, so that kitchen, bathroom, ensuite, and study feel like one considered body of work rather than rooms renovated in sequence.
The brief was quiet and liveable — a home that felt calm and unhurried, where the materials themselves did the work. Located in Table Top, the south-facing orientation of both bathrooms presented a real design challenge: without natural light, these spaces risked feeling enclosed and flat. The response was to lean into depth rather than fight it — selecting tiles and finishes with texture, warmth, and variation that hold their presence in lower light conditions.
PROJECT DETAILS
LOCATION
Table Top, NSW
SCOPE
Kitchen, ensuite, bathroom & study — staged
SERVICE
Interior design & material selections
PHOTOGRAPHY
The kitchen splashback features hand-crafted clay zellige tiles — each one unique, shaped by hand and fired with the kind of tonal variation that no factory tile can replicate. It's a material that rewards looking closely, and one that will only improve with time. Brushed stainless steel tapware and fittings bring a quiet precision to the space — a deliberate counterpoint to the organic texture of the zellige. Custom-designed joinery completes the kitchen, balancing functionality with an earthiness that anchors the whole home.
Both bathrooms face south, their aspect compounded by the shadow of the verandah — spaces that could easily have felt enclosed and flat. The response in each was to lean into depth rather than fight it. In the ensuite, Italian porcelain tiles to the floor and walls provide a refined, warm surface quality, with Tiger Bronze tapware throughout — a richer, more intimate finish language that gives the space its own distinct character.
The main bathroom takes a different approach: a textural feature tile introduces movement and tactility, while chrome tapware keeps the finish clean and unfussy, letting the tile do the talking. Two spaces with the same challenge, resolved with the same conviction but their own individual material voice.
