Federation interiors

Hunters Hill Residence — POCO DESIGNS

Marketing manager by day and interior designer meets savvy renovator by night, Kirsty Ristevski talks to us about the masterful renovation of her latest project at 115 Page Street in Albert Park. With the architecture and interiors designed by herself and husband Alex with practicality, beauty and fun for kids in mind, the result of […]

A touch of history, and a whole lot of character.

When a home of this calibre exudes the creative blood of it's designer, like this one, it is nothing short of magical. With American Hamptons inspiration, the whole interior is on point!

The main house exterior appears to have evolved from an early 18th-century Colonial house with later Federal and early 20th-century additions. While the exterior of the house is decidedly American, its interiors reveal stylistic influences of its European owner.

The Federation style is one of the most loved styles of Australian domestic architecture. It incorporates aspects of Arts and Crafts style and Queen Anne decoration with Australian motifs like the magpie.Renovating an Australian Federation home provides a unique opportunity to bring a historic abode, filled with character and charm, into the 21st century.This post is a re-working of an article in Homes and Gardens dated NOV 08, 2022.Contents featured below:1. Lairdwell, a stately Federation…

This lovely home in San Carlos may be be somewhat nondescript on the exterior which some may consider a negative trait. Fortunately for our clients, we like to look at the glass half full. With no historical architecture to drive the aesthetics of the interior, the options for a creative direction were wide open to us. The clients requested a kitchen that was more high end restaurant in terms of design while maintaining an intimacy for a family of four. We delivered alongside a scope that…

CM Studio creatively update an Edwardian cottage in Sydney with their overarching design philosophy that “beauty can be found in simplicity”.

This Richmond terrace house was missing a lot of it’s charm. Luckily, the team at Empire Interiors had a clear vision to restore this single front terrace house into a contemporary Victorian home. Today we chat with Empire Interiors Interior Designer Nicole Chapman about this stunning heritage home update. Related article: Blurring the architectural lines: ...