Explore the look: Osborn House

Tucked away behind the rolling hills of the Southern Highlands in New South Wales is Osborn House, a five-star boutique hotel with a history that dates back to the 1890s. Together with owner Adam Abrams, award-winning interior designer Linda Boronkay, of Linda Boronkay Design Studio, has styled the interiors to pay homage to the heritage of the property while ensuring it feels luxuriously contemporary.

Osborn House takes style inspiration from the prestigious countryside homesteads found in the English Cotswolds. Furniture is upholstered in plush fabrics, the colour scheme is an abundant yet harmonious mix of blues, greens and yellows with accents of pinks, reds and teals. Rattan furniture stands alongside timber and stone pieces with ease, while the lighting selection is elegant and shapely. 

Polished timber floors and wainscoting wall panels form a tactile yet subtle foundation on which artworks by Brent Lukey, Vicki Lee, Rob Brown, Sarah Maple and Kate Vella are displayed. The composition of each room is designed to be warm and inviting, while the furniture arrangement facilitates conversation and relaxed socialisation. As a result, every space, from the dining room and bar to the guest suites and library, feels characterful, sophisticated and timeless.

Apply these decorative techniques to your own home or project to recreate your favourite elements of Osborn House.

Formal rooms furnished with upholstered chairs, premium materials and a refined palette can feel a little intimidating. However, you can mitigate this visual effect simply by adding pieces of rattan furniture. The lightweight construction of rattan coupled with its coastal connotations lends a relaxed air to any space without adding visual weight.

A room with bare walls feels unfinished. Ensure your interior design scheme is fully resolved by utilising the creative opportunities presented by empty wall space. An oversized piece of art can fill an entire wall and act as a focal point for your space, while mirrors placed opposite windows can reflect leafy aspects, landscapes or ocean views to create the illusion of space.

Using multiple colours and textures within one room to create a soothing visual experience is an art form. Linda Boronkay has achieved this creative feat by balancing colour with symmetrical furniture arrangements. The two blue armchairs reflect the position of the pink sofa, while the two blue coffee tables echo the placement of the two pink armchairs by the window. The rounded ottoman reflects the round side table and pendant light.

Feeling inspired? Consider introducing these gorgeous products to your own home to create a similar interior scheme. 

Made in Italy and cut in a curvaceous teardrop shape, this stone coffee table from Soda Objects boasts a subtle blue and cream colourway that is timeless and elegant in equal measure.

Upholstered in a rich olive green velvet, the rounded form of this occasional chair ensures that any who sit in it feel comfy and embraced.

There are few pieces considered more classic than a tan leather armchair. This mid-century armchair has tailored proportions and refined details such as a button-tufted back and piping that make it suitable for dens, studies and living areas alike.

Simple yet sophisticated, the lovely curlicues crowning this golden round mirror ensure it feels elevated enough to stand proudly within a highly decorated space without competing with statement furniture or complicated colour palettes.

Designed by Paavo Tynell in 1935 for an upmarket hotel, this floor lamp features an airy, elegant shade and rattan-covered stem, and sheds a warming ambient light perfect for living rooms.

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