After 20 years within the one Edwardian dwelling, stylist Bea Lambos (founder and inventive director of Bea + Co) and her household moved homes mid-COVID searching for more room.

The household found a Victorian dwelling only a few suburbs away from their earlier Melbourne dwelling, with the identical cherished interval particulars plus a light-filled trendy extension. ‘The icing on the cake was more room for us all, a longtime backyard, and white partitions to adorn with color and artwork!’ says Bea.

The home was already stunning, it simply wanted Bea’s private stamp to make it a house.

Bea approached the styling of her dwelling the identical means she does each consumer mission. She explains, ‘The primary intention in any house is actually simply to make it really feel ridiculously good … Areas which might be straightforward to reside in, which might be attractive to the touch, and odor good. Rooms which might be well-lit, naturally and artificially, all must hit that “really feel good” intention.’

Artwork and attention-grabbing objects have been launched all through bringing the property’s white partitions (Dulux White Watsonia) to life. ‘It’s eclectic and curated and full of issues that we love: some scorching proper now, and a few that we’ve had for a few years,’ Bea says.

Bea’s furnishings assortment is expansive, spanning classic items she purchased with the cash from her first job (the black cabinet within the entrance lounge) to coveted designer gadgets by Jardan and Ligne Roset. Artworks embody prints from photographers she’s labored with over time (Dave Kulesza, Tom Blachford, and Derek Swalwell) and loads of up to date ceramics.

The one ‘additions’ to the house have been minor beauty updates, such because the set up of recent lighting, sheer curtains hung alongside the rear of the home, a paint color within the entrance lounge (Dulux Grass Sands). ‘We merely couldn’t reside with out color in our home,’ says Bea. ‘I reside, eat and breathe it by way of my work so I really like coming dwelling to a palette that does all the fitting issues!’

Bea’s household dwelling continues to evolve slowly and intentionally as she discovers new artists and sources of inspiration. ‘My work leads me to unbelievable houses and unbelievable creatives day by day so I attempt to channel what I hear and really feel and see after I select what to do at dwelling,’ she says. ‘[It’s] all the time a piece in progress with no rush concerned.’

What Bea loves most about this dwelling are the joyful, on a regular basis moments it conjures up. She speaks poetically about each component of the property, from the fleeting purple glow of the hallway by way of the entrance door stained glass home windows; to the ever altering ivy on the northern facade; and the fixed dance of shadows, clouds, and stars by way of the skylights.

‘There’s a number of causes to cease and have a look at issues intently and fake there’s nowhere else to be proper at that second.’