Nestled in Macedon Ranges, this distinctive house brings a style of New Mexico to regional Victoria.

For the previous few years, it’s served because the beloved vacation house of Kate Heppell (Kip&Co co-founder and artistic director of Kip&Co) her husband Malcom (DMS Landscapes) and their three boys.

Kate was first launched to the Tylden property by pal and artist Natalie Davis, who occurred to dwell subsequent door. On the time the ‘hacienda fashion’ house was owned by a TV director whose love of New Mexico had impressed him to construct (in components himself) a real to fashion house, straight from the films.

‘She had prompt the home for a location that Kip&Co would possibly prefer to shoot at sooner or later,’ Kate says.

Certain sufficient, Kate cherished it. She was taken with the terracotta-toned exterior and the luxurious inexperienced surrounds of the nation block. Plus, the rendered white partitions inside made an ideal backdrop for the model’s vibrant homewares when Kip&Co photographed a marketing campaign there in 2019. When the home got here up on the market two years later, she couldn’t resist snapping it up!

‘The unique proprietor had it so completely styled within the New Mexican hacienda fashion with many knick knacks, ceramics and conventional Navajo textiles,’ Kate says.

‘I really suppose he did a greater job of the styling than me, however he had collected for years and years in that a part of the US. I completely adored how he had it. My model is a little more vibrant, however I hope I’ve achieved that very same trendy whereas eclectic, inviting and informal fashion.’

The household hasn’t modified a lot since transferring in, solely refurnishing, refurbishing, and portray some areas. Malcom has additionally labored to keep up the landscaping.

There are many enjoyable particulars dotted throughout the house, from the cobalt blue-painted window frames to the country ‘country-cooking’ kitchen, geared up with a giant bench and cast-iron pots.

Every of the rooms has its personal vibe because of the inside’s playful use of color; inexperienced partitions distinction with patterned tiles within the kitchen; timber accents pair completely with terracotta tiles; and ochre hues deliver a powerful heat to the bed room. It’s all been enhanced by Kate’s private assortment of artwork and furnishings — bought principally from throughout regional Victoria — full with loads of patterned Kip&Co textiles.

Along with the primary home, there are additionally two small cabins on the property which are ‘much less hacienda fashion, and extra cowboy cottage’. Kate says they’ve plans to increase the residence sooner or later, however for now, it’s a transportive getaway from on a regular basis life.

‘There’s something concerning the hebel [build], rendered partitions, and angle of the home meaning it’s so fantastically temperate all yr spherical,’ she provides. And one of the best bit is the large rendered hearth, which fills the textural house with a moody glow!

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