The outdoor wood deck feels like a continuation of the indoor flooring, with the key distinction being its horizontal orientation.
Sliding glass doors connect the indoor living space to the deck.
Haines House by Christopher Polly in Newtown, Australia
The kitchen features a curved wall from which the island organically extends, both with a microcement finish. The Hinterland Stools are by Australian designer Daniel Boddam.
The contrasting style of the original home and the 70s-era addition come together in this space, now with white oak wall paneling and a twenty-foot-long, seven-foot-wide custom sofa designed by Office of Tangible Space. The painting is by Kathan Zerzan.
The walls are covered in waterproof plaster.
For the bathroom design, Ann was inspired by a visit to Dunton Hot Springs in Colorado years ago, where there was a tree indoors. Here, a staghorn fern hangs over the bathtub. Talavera Tile by Reeso tile in San Antonio covers the tub front and floor, and the window covering is a Pojagi-style curtain bought off Etsy.
The vintage IKEA chaise bought at antique store Joint Detail, is a favorite spot to read in the morning. The vintage rug is from Round Top, and the bed from Design Within Reach.
The hood vent is finished in plaster, same as the fireplace. Ann especially likes the view from the island, through the library to the fire at the end of the living room.
The couple loves to cook and host, so the kitchen was designed to be sturdy—"I just didn't want anything to be precious,
Fittingly, the brick was painted "Country Living
The couple spent $27, 250 on the interior windows, including the floor-to-ceiling glass panels that frame the courtyard.
The new prefab unit is located just a few meters from the main home—a thatched-roof cottage that dates back to the 1950s. “The dark color of the cladding blends into the dark hedges in the garden, so the unit doesn’t attract too much attention,” says Vriesema.
The east wall is covered in full-height cabinets by Crafted Wild that anchor the room and conceal daily items.
After: The soaring new living and dining space benefits from an abundance of natural light from every side, and they spent a lot of time trying to find the best lighting for the kitchen. The final choice: long, narrow copper pendants from Denmark suspended by ultra thin wires to not disrupt the visual flow of the room.
Floor-to-ceiling glazing and a linear skylight help welcome the landscape within the cabin’s small footprint.
The home's three levels are framed by large planters containing fruit trees and other vegetation. The custom block makes up all of the home's exterior walls.