Pride of Place
With their children soon to fly the nest, Karen and Ian decided it was time to look to the future - and build a new home with a contemporary Asian feel.
Karen had found their perfect house while Ian was away working. “I rang him and said I’d been shopping and he said, ‘Yeah, what did you buy?’ and I said, ‘oh, just a house’ – as you do!”
The new place was in a great location – close to schools, shops and the beach. “So everything sort of fell into place,” says Karen. They sold their home, moved into rented accommodation, then demolished the just-purchased one and began building straightaway.
After living in a high-maintenance place, Karen’s wish was to come home at the end of the day, walk in and relax. “We wanted something that was open with no fuss,” she explains.
Designed by Karen and Ian and built by a family friend, the house is unusual as it has several levels. As you enter, there are four steps down to the living area and four more down to the bedrooms, while the roof has a combination of both high and dropped ceilings.
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