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The client brief was to sensitively inject colour and personality into the existing architecture – to create a feeling as though anything added had always been. Drawing inspiration from the original stair tiles, arches and ironwork the interiors were designed to preserve and honour the unique history of the home in a mature and elegant tone. A triumphant tribute to Spanish revival architecture, this exceptionally maintained home in Sydney’s northern suburbs has been sensitively decorated to honour its architectural origins and owners love of classics and colour. Collaborations with master craftsmen were paramount to achieving the level of quality and finish required. The project reflects and celebrates the current mood of formality and grandeur, authenticity and age in the face of social media fame and laidback luxury fatigue, setting a new standard for interior decoration and legacy architecture. Photography by Maree Homer

The client brief was to sensitively inject colour and personality into the existing architecture – to create a feeling as though anything added had always been. Read more

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Kate Nixon
Kristina Soljo
Maree Homer

A sophisticated homage to Spanish revival architecture, this Sydney home blends vibrant color and classic elegance, preserving its historical essence while collaborating with master craftsmen to achieve exceptional quality and a timeless aesthetic.

A triumphant tribute to Spanish revival architecture, this exceptionally maintained home in Sydney’s northern suburbs has been sensitively decorated to honour its architectural origins and owners love of classics and colour.

Collaborations with master craftsmen were paramount to achieving the level of quality and finish required.

The project reflects and celebrates the current mood of formality and grandeur, authenticity and age in the face of social media fame and laidback luxury fatigue, setting a new standard for interior decoration and legacy architecture.

Photography by Maree Homer

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“I enjoyed a wonderful collaboration with Kate Nixon, reimagining the interior of our Federation-style home. Kate has a lovely, classical design sensibility and I loved that she is the elegant representative for the Italian fabric house Busatti, set in the town of Anghiari, Tuscany. She intuitively understands creating a sense of understated luxury and glamour in interiors and has designed beautiful living spaces for our home in a subtle palette which brings in touches of vivid orange. She is aware of my interest in fashion and travel that is part of my background as a former senior editor for Vogue Living and Vogue Entertaining + Travel, which continues on with our family travels. Hence, the informal living area with its bookshelves stacked with books and magazines, creamy white linen Busatti curtains which open to reveal the garden, kitchen adjoining detailed in white carrara marble, and bathroom lined with white mosaic tiles which reference favourite places such as Italy, France and Africa.”

Susie WestwoodMosman, NSW