Ideas

HanStone quartz tops cabinets from Christiana Cabinetry in white, grey, and walnut, in a kitchen by Spyglass Kitchen Design.

“We felt the apartment was often starved for light, so we wanted to inject our own sunlight into the space—on demand sunsets and sunrises!” says architect and interior designer Robert Garneau.

It was Elsie, the goldendoodle, who started it. “We were living in a tiny house in the center of Byron Bay with two little children and Elsie in the middle of the wet season,” says homeowner Cheryl Kitchener.

The home also extends into outdoor panoramas, even—and especially—from the ground floor, where a westward-facing deck cantilevers out into the lush landscape.

The interior is mostly painted white with vibrant pops of color adding a distinctive Bauhaus touch. In the kitchen, this is expressed through the mustard yellow cabinetry. "I really love Bauhaus and Mid-Century tones,

“This house is a retreat from busy city lives that encourages a slower way of living by the beach,

Developed as a holiday home, the pared-back timber construction is a nod to the modest fisher-cottages prevalent in the area.