Vista House by Fabrikate living and dining room with timber paneling and steel staircase

Before & After: In Australia, a Tumbledown Midcentury Is Leveled Up With a Sculptural Stair

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A sculptural steel staircase connects the living room to the new second story. For the feature wall, Cameron repurposed timber from another building site and painstakingly fitted doors into the paneling for a seamless finish. "It was tricky, but when it's your own house you can spend those hours getting it right," he says. The sofas are from Castlery and the linen lantern pendant is from Imprint House.