ELLE DECOR ITALIA: The Estate
A sprawling 1880s homestead in rural NSW has been transformed into a sustainable, design-savvy home by Luke Maloney Architecture. Embracing the home's historic past and looking to the future, we focussed on enhancing the traditional features of the home by juxtaposing shapes and lived-in textures with an antique colour palette.
Architecture by Luke Maloney.
Library Furniture Collaboration Arent & Pyke.
Photography by Tom Ferguson.
Styling by Studio CD.
"Architectural lighting and high-tech appliances create a fresh contrast with the original stuccos, bringing into dialogue the charm of the home's history, with the rigour of modernity."
Built in 1880 for an important farming family, 'The Estate', as it is known today, was once the heart of a large farm made up of stables, vegetable gardens and cultivated fields, housing the workforce and even a general store intended for the sale of basic necessities to European settlers in the area. Belonging to the same property for more than a century, it was acquired by a young couple with two children who longed for a life away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The company to renovate it, make it habitable and transform it into a sustainable home, was entrusted to architect Luke Moloney.
– Elle Decor Italia
STYLING EDIT SUPPLIED BY
Walter Auer, Great Dane Furniture, La Maison Australia, Domo Australia, Casa by Kate Nixon, Becker Minty, Studio Ideek, Sarah Nedovic Gaunt, McMullin & Co, Ferm Living, Funkis, Artedomus, Armadillo & Co, Spence & Lyda, Utopia Art Sydney, Jardan Furniture, Clare Unger Ceramics, Byrnt Ceramics – Australian Design Centre, Brett Stone, Olsen Gallery, Polite Society, Alessandro Di Sarno Ceramics, Planet Furniture, The DEA Store, Helen Redmond - Otomy's, Space Furniture, Tom Fereday, Anibou Furniture, Caroline Duffy - Curatorial & Co, Montmartre Store.