Displaying posts labeled "Dark"

Interior designer Chelsea Hing‘s own home is dramatic in its dark guise. Inky and inspiring with just a dash of quirk. After all dark drama needs a counterpoint. Stylish apartment living in Melbourne. Photography by Nik Epifanidis.

It may be perfectly formed It may be stylish. They may compare it to Coco Chanel. A little black dress. One thing is for sure. This Potts Point, Sydney apartment (2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a prime location) has a high end couture price tag. $3.75 million AUD. Yes that’s millions. Gasp. I just choked on my Chanel pearl necklace. Link here will it lasts.

It has been ages since I featured one of my favourite blogs, 47 Park Avenue (see here and here). Michael (and his partner Jonathan) are the proud owners of my dream home, and have been renovating and decorating it with so much love, creativity and chicness that I am blown away each time I see more of their progress. Take this bathroom for example. They had not touched it since moving in and Michael finally decided to have a go at it – on the cheap. Because how long can you live with a nasty bathroom containing carpeting (GAH!) and floral chintz?!

Michael ripped out the carpet, re-faced the tub with leftover chipboard (one of my favourite materials), used leftover paint on the wall, floor and ceiling, and picked up some tile paint to paint over the ghastly flowers. All Michael ended up purchasing (aside from the paint) was the light fixture and linen basket. Gorg!!!

Here are some other spaces Michael has been working on around his house, including some amazing artwork recently purchased (including Chloë Sevigny shot by Terry Richardson!).

Since my last post about 47 Park Avenue, Michael has since opened up an online shop, with some to-die-for pieces. My favourites are below, including an adorable sheepskin footstool, neon signs and ghetto bunting. So fun!

Retrouve – to find again, to recapture, to rediscover, to meet again. Retrouve – a small design studio creating interiors, designing courtyards, sourcing furniture. A creative space and a family home for the owner Trudy Gould. A perfect example of her creativity.

So serene, so sophisticated, so deceptively simple yet intricate in the detail. Classic, tailored, considered and carefully curated. A master of light and shade. Interior designer Michael Dawkins.