beauty unboxed

At the back of this Melbourne home is a surprise element that proves different eras can live as one and offer the best of both

WORDS ANDREA TOMAZ

“The black-metal door in the hallway is the threshold between the old and new sections. Rather than blending everything, we defined the transition”AMANDA MARTIN, INTERIOR DESIGNER When a home is all heritage through and through, the way forward with a renovation is usually clear – because it’s always nice to preserve old bones and beautiful features where possible. But what about a home that is heritage up-front but nonoriginal and lacklustre at the rear? How is a home like that best reimagined to honour its past and fully embrace its future? This was the challenge facing sister duo Lauren and Amanda Martin from Studio Martin. An architect and interior designer respectively, they were contacted by a couple with two daughters who were almost ready to fly the coop. The family’s home in…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2022

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