This Melbourne couple wanted to combine their passion for beauty and family in a complex, comfortable space. They were eager for fabrics and furniture to stand up to four seeing grandchildren, plus they wanted to emphasize their art collection in an open and entertainment-friendly space.
Melbourne interior designers Massimo Speroni and Andrew Frost collaborated on the area’s neutral palette, statement furniture and blend of design styles, injecting individuality and elegance into a formerly blank space.
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Considered design often starts with one hue. This design’s jumping-off point was that the aubergine upholstery about the bergère chair.
Speroni and Frost divided the sitting part of the wonderful room into two zones. They designed the smaller zone with light in mind; the custom sofa and sprinkled cushions invite guests to soak up the Melbourne sun.
Mirror: Boyd-Blue; table lamp: Diez; side table: Saarinen Tulip Table, Dedece
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This artwork, titled “Madigan Gulf,” by Judith White, represents an aerial perspective of a bushland river stream. The acrylic frame connects with all the obelisks on the coffee table.
Italian coffee table, obelisks: supplied by Speroni and Frost
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A cozy oversize rug joins both chairs. The larger area exudes comfort and warmth. A white palette highlights that the room’s 10-foot high ceilings; the neutral colours create the couple’s furniture and art collection the heroes of this design.
Custom four-seat sofas seem tasteful, but their durable fabric will stand up to the wear and tear of seeing grandchildren.
Black and white photo: Stu Morley
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Patterned ottomans divide the sound, neutral tones. The fabric colours harmonize perfectly with the striking statement painting by George Raftopoulos over the sofa.
Rug: habit, The Rug Establishment; ottomans: habit
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The designers blended several styles for a brave design. The open-plan living room exercises restraint with components of traditional, modern and eclectic design. The magnificent scenery of Maria de Tassis, a reproduction of Anthony van Dyck’s 17th-century first, spouses perfectly with the custom dining table’s Corian shirt and polished stainless steel base.
Chairs: Zanotta, Space Furniture
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This gorgeous great room has good flow and tons of natural lighting, inviting all to devote plenty of time. The exquisite European oak flooring — stained in a darkened brown-black — contrasts the neutral colours and provides a lush, classic feel to the room.
Drum pendant lighting: habit; accessories: Italian, supplied by Speroni and Frost
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