Danielle Christine

The entire home is wrapped in pine tongue-and-groove, which matches the original finish on the ceiling.

The new staircase to the bunk room also has a privacy screen made of a bookcase with storage.

“The clients live inside and out,” says architect Jeffrey Bokey-Grant. “It sounds cliched but the idea is that the doors are generally open all the time and you flow in and out without barriers.” The main balcony and rear doors are all weather so the doors can even remain open in the rain.

The standard approach on the balcony would be to use a glass balustrade—however this would open the view up to the road, passersby, and an adjacent car park. “This means that the living room is truly private, even though it is in a prominent spot,” explains architect Jeffery Bokey-Grant.

"The client had sourced some period-appropriate inspirational images and asked us to run with it,

The private outdoor space showcases the renovation's south-facing windows, which were installed to connect the indoors with the yard.

The renovation entailed completely rebuilding the interior and opening up the segmented rooms. In the living space, a low-slung contemporary sofa offers a comfortable place to land without stealing focus from the restored antiques. The circular mustard rug reflects the tone of the hardwood floors and pulls the room together.

After: "We don't believe in the hierarchy of materials,