“We love our lifestyle here. There’s a beautiful beach just eight hundred metres down the road. Also local is our favourite coffee shop that we visit daily and the farmers market.”
What advice can you give to people decorating their homes?
“Find a style and colour palette that you are loving and follow that. Some wood and white tones also help keep a space fresh and clean.”
What are your favourite pieces in your home?
“Since I am a foodie, all are related to food of course. I love our dining table and chairs as they are beautiful and minimalist. I adore our smeg fridge as it adds a retro and scandi vibe to our home. I find the olive tree in our living room to be just divine.”
The couple’s bedroom has the added convenience of a walk in robe and ensuite. Ellie’s favourite feature in the room itself itself? “The statement rainbow print by Tess Guinery above our bed makes me feel so happy every time I enter.” Their Koala bed is made with sheets from I Love Linen, the side table is by Trader Trove and the vessel holding pampas grass is by The Clay Date. “All the pieces in our bedroom are designed to make you feel happy and relaxed. This is where you come at the end of the day and you want to wake feeling refreshed.”
With only a few small tweaks needed- adding concrete sinks in the bathroom and modifying the kitchen cavity to fit their Smeg fridge- the couple moved straight to filling their new space. “I like to source most of my furniture and homewares online,” Ellie says. “Instagram is one of my favourite places to find great Aussie brands.” Timber and rattan furniture ties in with the home’s wooden features while a warm palette of mustards, pinks and creams reflects her modern boho style perfectly. At least once a week, Ellie can be found in the guest bathroom taking a bath in the Caroma Aura bathtub. She likes to do a body scrub while catching up on her latest netflix obsessions. The couple added a concrete basin from Nood Co to the Tasmanian oak topped vanity.
And while this is the couple’s place of work where Ellie spends her days writing and editing and Alex deals with customers from their online shop + photo shoots, they’re careful not to overdo it. “We end each day sitting by the pool or with a walk down to the beach and we have a strict no work in the bedroom rule,” Ellie says. “It really is the perfect house for us.” The precast pool with semi frameless glass fence gets year round use. “It’s the perfect low maintenance size and doubles as a cold plunge pool in winter to restore our muscles after workouts,” Ellie says.
Love the decor!
Oh, I’m obsessed 😍 beautiful interiors make my heart happy!
Is there a way I can show you a cabinet that my husband just refinished while I was at church (like only 2 hours.) It was an old yucky looking cheap cabinet and he did something I’ve never seen anyone do. It looks incredible! I don’t think I can send pics via WordPress to an individual.
That sounds amazing! Incredible how crafty and talented some people are. I follow a couple of ladies who do these incredible home decor DIY’s- they seem somewhat random in the moment but the end product is fantastic because they had such a clear vision for it. Do you have Instagram? I’d be happy to chat there and see pictures! x
Q is for quandie is a WordPress blogger that does great redos. You may like her. No, I don’t have Instagram. 😢 I get addicted to playing on devices too much so limit time. 😫
love the pics. 🤗🤗🥰😍😘
Me too, such a gorgeous space! 🥰
That house is beautiful!! 😍
Isn’t it just stunning? Minimal but gorgeous 🥰
I am obsessed!!
Okay this is TOO CUTE… I literally cannot express how much I can’t wait to have my own home one day and design it all like this! Gorgeous 😍
I can’t think of anything more fun! A whole house to decorate as you please. The utter dream 🥰
Such great answers from Alex and Ellie – your questions were just a great! I really learned a lot, I’ve been meaning to decorate my room so I’m definitely going to use a colour pallete!
Such a beautiful house ! Love what they have done