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Rustic warmth is something of an understatement for this immersive, ergonomically reworked holiday home interior featuring an extensive use of reclaimed wooden panelling and aged brass detailing

Designed by Elena Parry, Fremont Studio

From the interior designer:

'A place to escape the everyday Auckland city life' – these were the keywords providing inspiration for this Queenstown Hill renovation. 

The holiday home needed an extensive facelift, and presented a great opportunity to achieve something out of the box. 

We wanted to design a home that had texture, contrast and a smart use of warm, ambient lighting. 

Working with a small footprint, we created a bunker-like feeling. 


Character was added through extensive use of reclaimed wooden panelling and aged brass detailing. 

The bar needed to be a feature of the living and dining room. 

In response, we worked closely with the joiners to create a brass in-lay into the benchtop and upholstered bar fronts for an added rustic touch. 

The kitchen needed a complete re-think, so we switched the positioning of the benchtop, adding feature lighting and bespoke gas-strut windows to allow an unobstructed view of Lake Wakatipu. 

The laundry was moved down to the garage, but with a laundry chute added to a hidden cupboard in the kitchen. 

This allowed us to create a hide-away bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor. 

In the living room, we kept the existing fireplace and built in a custom steel wood stack to get the winter fires going. 

We utilised the existing tray ceiling for feature lighting, and added brass cappings to match the patina brass look throughout the house, giving the house a warm glow.

Upstairs in the master, we created a full-length headboard using stunning Tasman Leather and introduced a work nook.

In the ensuite, the original bath was removed, allowing us to add a monsoon head in the walk-in shower, due to the low ceiling heights.

Snowboarding is a key hobby for this family, so we created a dry room with boot and glove warmers to make those ski days extra enjoyable.

This comprehensive renovation has essentially created a new place for this family to enjoy and create new memories together.

Credit list

Interior designer
Kitchen designer
Fremont Studio
Cladding/roof
Existing
Main flooring – living areas
Obsidian Oak, in Herringbone, by VidaSpace
Rugs
Existing
Wallcoverings (walls and ceilings in living room / kitchen and areas of the bedrooms)
Tempest Reclaimed Oak, by VidaSpace
General heating /open fireplace
Existing
Control systems
Installed by Icue NZ
Dining table / chairs
Owners', existing
Awards
Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Homes – Highly Commended
Builder
JVL Builders
Kitchen manufacturer
Wedgerwood Joinery
Window/door joinery
Cedar
Bedroom flooring
Bremworth Galet carpet, in Cinder, from Source Mondial
Bathroom tiles
Metropol Mt Track, by TileWorks; Windsor Concrete, by TileHaus; Black Matt, by TileSpace; Mac3 Black Mac3, by Tileworks; Urban Avenue, Dark, by Fioranese, from TileWorks
Paint
Powdered Wig, by Aalto Paint; Tantrum, by Aalto Paint
Light fittings
ECC laser blades; antler chandelier – owner supplied (and hunted)
Living room furniture
David Shaw coffee table; Furninova sofa; Bonz armchair; sideboard by Powersurge
Bar stools
Custom, by Montreaux Furniture, in Mad Dog Bayou leather
Photography
Mickey Ross

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