Taking Shape

Boundary-busting ideas inspired the renewal of a century-old Queenslander, producing an award-winning result

WORDS JACKIE BRYGEL PHOTOGRAPHY FRANCOISE BAUDET STYLING JACQUELINE KAYTAR

cheat sheet Who lives here Designer Jacqueline Kaytar of Repose, her husband Oscar Nicholson, a creative technologist, and their three young children: Ines, 10; Anya, six; and Rocco, three. Style of home An early 1900s Queenslander that has been cleverly extended and restored. Location The inner Brisbane suburb of Paddington, on land traditionally owned by the Turrbal and Yuggera people. From design to completion, the renovation took about two years. Serendipity came to the rescue when designer Jacqueline Kaytar and her husband, Oscar Nicholson, hit the house-hunting trail in Brisbane five years ago. “In the end, our Queenslander found us,” reveals Jacqueline. “We’d driven past and seen the For Sale sign, but didn’t think it would be in our budget. So, we didn’t even attend the auction and it was…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2023

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