Weather House is a bespoke home for a young, nature-loving family on a quintessentially compact Northcote block. Our clients Claire and Brent cherished the character of their century-old worker's cottage but required more considered space and flexibility in their home. Claire and Brent are camping enthusiasts, and in response their house is a love letter to the outdoors: a rich, durable environment infused with the grounded ambience of being in nature. From the street, the dark cladding of the sensitive rear extension echoes the existing cottage!s roofline, becoming a subtle shadow of the original house in both form and tone. As you move through the home, the double-height extension invites the climate and native landscaping inside at every turn. The light-bathed lounge, dining room and kitchen are anchored around, and seamlessly connected to, a versatile outdoor living area. A double-sided fireplace embedded into the house’s rear wall brings warmth and ambience to the lounge, and inspires a campfire atmosphere in the back yard. Championing tactility and durability, the material palette features polished concrete floors, blackbutt timber joinery and concrete brick walls. Peach and sage tones are employed as accents throughout the lower level, and amplified upstairs where sage forms the tonal base for the moody main bedroom. An adjacent private deck creates an additional tether to the outdoors, and houses planters and trellises that will decorate the home’s exterior with greenery. From the tactile and textured finishes of the interior to the surrounding Australian native garden that you just want to touch, the house encapsulates the feeling of being part of the outdoors; like Claire and Brent are camping at home. It is a tribute to Mother Nature, Weather House’s muse.

The clients for this project approached SALA ‘to create a house that we will be excited to come home to’. Having lived in their house for over 20 years, they chose to stay connected to their neighborhood, and accomplish their goals by extensively remodeling their existing split-entry home.

ロンドンにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、ライブラリー、金属の暖炉まわり、テレビなし) の写真

シアトルにあるラグジュアリーな広いミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (ベージュの壁、無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、木材の暖炉まわり、テレビなし) の写真

サンフランシスコにある高級な広いミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、両方向型暖炉、埋込式メディアウォール、金属の暖炉まわり) の写真

Photo Credit: Coles Hairston
オースティンにある高級な広いミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (標準型暖炉、グレーの壁、コンクリートの床、金属の暖炉まわり、テレビなし) の写真

CJ South
デトロイトにある高級な小さなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (青い壁、コンクリートの床、標準型暖炉、金属の暖炉まわり、テレビなし) の写真

Download our free ebook, Creating the Ideal Kitchen. DOWNLOAD NOW Alice and Dave are on their 2nd home with TKS Design Group, having completed the remodel of a kitchen, primary bath and laundry/mudroom in their previous home. This new home is a bit different in that it is new construction. The house has beautiful space and light but they needed help making it feel like a home. In the living room, Alice and Dave plan to host family at their home often and wanted a space that had plenty of comfy seating for conversation, but also an area to play games. So, our vision started with a search for luxurious but durable fabric along with multiple types of seating to bring the entire space together. Our light-filled living room is now warm and inviting to accommodate Alice and Dave’s weekend visitors. The multiple types of seating chosen include a large sofa, two chairs, along with two occasional ottomans in both solids and patterns and all in easy to care for performance fabrics. Underneath, we layered a soft wool rug with cool tones that complimented both the warm tones of the wood floor and the cool tones of the fabric seating. A beautiful occasional table and a large cocktail table round out the space. We took advantage of this room’s height by placing oversized artwork on the largest wall to create a place for your eyes to rest and to take advantage of the room’s scale. The TV was relocated to its current location over the fireplace, and a new light fixture scaled appropriately to the room’s ceiling height gives the space a more comfortable, approachable feel. Lastly, carefully chosen accessories including books, plants, and bowls complete this family’s new living space. Photography by @MargaretRajic Do you have a new home that has great bones but just doesn’t feel comfortable and you can’t quite figure out why? Contact us here to see how we can help!

Welcome to our Mid-Century Modern haven with a twist! Blending classic mid-century elements with a unique touch, we've embraced fluted wood walls, a striking corner fireplace, and bold oversized art to redefine our living and dining space.

サクラメントにある高級な中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (茶色い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、木材の暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ、茶色い床、板張り天井、パネル壁) の写真

オースティンにあるミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (横長型暖炉、金属の暖炉まわり、板張り天井、板張り壁) の写真

This blank-slate ranch house gets a lively, era-appropriate update for short term rental. Vintage albums, an original mid--century coffee table and a retro lamp pair with modern reproductions to create modern, livable, pet-friendly space.

Builder: Oliver Custom Homes Architect: Barley|Pfeiffer Interior Designer: Panache Interiors Photographer: Mark Adams Media
オースティンにあるラグジュアリーな広いミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなLDK (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、横長型暖炉、木材の暖炉まわり、ベージュの床) の写真

DAVID LAUER PHOTOGRAPHY
デンバーにある中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (白い壁、無垢フローリング、両方向型暖炉、木材の暖炉まわり、テレビなし) の写真

Bob Morris
サンフランシスコにある中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (グレーの壁、コンクリートの床、横長型暖炉、金属の暖炉まわり、茶色い床) の写真

This small Victorian living room has been transformed into a modern olive-green oasis!
ハンプシャーにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれなリビング (緑の壁、無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、金属の暖炉まわり、コーナー型テレビ、ベージュの床) の写真

カルガリーにあるお手頃価格の小さなミッドセンチュリースタイルのおしゃれな独立型リビング (標準型暖炉、木材の暖炉まわり、壁紙) の写真

Everywhere you look in this home, there is a surprise to be had and a detail worth preserving. One of the many iconic interior features of the home is the original copper fireplace that was beautifully restored back to it's shiny glory. The hearth hovers above the cork floor with a strong horizontal gesture that picks up on the deep lines of the brick wall and surround. The combination of this, the original brick, and fireplace shroud that glimmers like a piece of jewelry is undisputably the focal point of this space.

Designer Erin Najor creates a seamless, multi-functional, modern space for all to enjoy. The sleek unit provides open and closed storage perfectly, while keeping the fireplace and home art display as the room's focal point.