The renovation of this Randwick residence started with the kitchen.

Parker Studio founder Caitlin Parker-Brown says the transient was to place a ‘up to date spin’ on a basic Federation residence, seeking to create timeless areas in substitute of the presently dated interiors for a household of 4.

‘We needed to respect the heritage of the house but deliver it as much as meet the standard anticipated of contemporary on a regular basis residing,’ Caitlin says. ‘Our consumer liked a black-and-white aesthetic, so we drew on these colors and made it barely extra muted with the charcoal color cabinetry [in the kitchen].’

However relatively than persist with the monochrome theme all through, they determined the kitchen would function the minimalistic hero of the house and channelled the house owners’ love of color into the remainder of the rooms — particularly within the loos.

‘Every toilet has its personal playful aesthetic,’ Caitlin explains. ‘Being a rest room, it was an area that we might experiment with sample and color in a extremely enjoyable approach.’

They blended a palette of blue, inexperienced, and charcoal tones with a refined Carrara marble throughout the ground on or the vainness tops, offset with hints of heat terracotta. Caitlin says the usage of daring tiles additionally helped inject a way of enjoyable into the areas, with out being overbearing or too busy.

The brand new interiors additionally maintain nods to architect George Carone’s redesign of the house — which now incorporates a new second-storey extension — referencing the brand new architectural traces by refined curves within the {custom} joinery of the kitchen island, vary hood and cabinetry panelling. ‘One among my favorite curved particulars is the double bullnose on the kitchen island bench, and the striped terracotta upholstery rolled-edge cushions,’ Caitlin provides.

The most important problem was balancing the outdated and new components of the property. A grand, pivot-style glass door within the hallway marks the junction the place the unique brick wall ends, and the up to date a part of the house begins. In the meantime the brand new parquetry floorboards and crisp white partitions appear to be they might’ve already been a part of interval residence, simply as a lot as they belong within the fashionable period.

‘The place attainable, we tried to match present or retain ornamental ceiling roses, cornices and skirtings to keep up the ornamental components of the entrance of the home,’ Caitlin says. ‘This was a difficult train!’

‘One among my favorite rooms in the home is the sitting room (AKA “the great room”). Earlier than we even began pulling collectively the furnishings and material scheme our consumer confirmed us the attractive massive scale portray she bought, we began pulling collectively a color palette for the room primarily based on this piece. It’s a actually beautiful room and feels so luxurious to be in!’

The ensuing Centennial Residence feels equal components restrained and kooky, hidden behind the elegant facade.