This Inner-City Cottage Hides An Impeccable Renovation + It’s For Sale!
On The Market
Steel trims in Dulux Cuddlepot Half (to match the custom tinted breeze blocks). Cabinetry in Dulux Dollar.
The living room is located inside one of two ‘tower’ structures that make up the extension.
The view kitchen overlooks the central courtyard followed by the living room.
A glass hallway with palladiana creates a linkway between the two spaces.
Studio Mulders ceramics from Pepite. ‘Coevolve 1’ painting by Kate Tucker from Daine Singer.
The hallway daybed is one of Eve’s favourite spots in the home.
‘When you open up both sets of doors, the space doubles in size and you have a bright indoor outdoor space,’ Eve says of the leafy courtyard.
Coco Flip pendant. Dining table designed by Studio Moore and made by Made by Morgen.
Dulux Dollar on kitchen cabinetry. Ceramics by Stephanie Phillips from Pepite.
The green kitchen enhances the urban home’s connection to nature.
Dulux Shire on staircase.
Warm timbers contrast beautifully with the green interiors.
The bathroom tiles also reflect paint colours throughout the home.
The built-in Roman bath has a skylight overhead.
One of the bedrooms. Dulux Chinchilla Chenille on walls. Artworks by Elli Malin (top left), Emma Lipscombe (bottom left) and Gemma Leslie (bottom right).
The built-in study desk and daybed.
The stairs leading up to the main bedroom.
The main bedroom, which Eve says felt like a luxurious hotel room the first night they moved in!
The exterior breezeblock ‘skin’ prevents the home from overlooking neighbours, and provides a space for vines to grow.
The pink main ensuite.
The rooftop deck with city skyline views.
The large windows are surrounded by greenery, which sits in planters inside the breeze blocks.
The view from the living room at the rear of the home.
All this lies behind the original cottage facade!
Photographer Eve Wilson and Jon Atchison gave Studio Bright a relatively open brief when it came to renovating their Cremorne home a few years ago.
‘We wanted something with texture and colour, as much greenery as possible, and maybe some breeze blocks,’ Eve says.
The couple and their two kids, Elliot (9) and June (7), had been living next door for a decade before purchasing the worker’s cottage just next door, which had a northern laneway that they wanted to maximise in the renovation.
It had been mostly untouched for the better part of 50 years, so ‘we were essentially starting from scratch’, Eve adds.
Anything the 144-square-metre floor plan lacks in size; it makes up for with its impeccable design and architectural flair!
Two bedrooms, a study, and a bathroom are located inside the original cottage, while the kitchen and living room — both opening onto to a serene, leafy courtyard garden — feature in the new extension.
‘The internal courtyard and surrounding glass corridor create a real oasis,’ Eve says. ‘When you open up both sets of doors, it doubles in size and you have a bright indoor-outdoor space.’
A built-in daybed provides an idyllic spot to watch the dappled light filter through this part of the home, as joinery painted in Dulux Dollar brings even more greenery into the tonal interiors.
Upstairs, there’s the dreamy main bedroom and bathroom with a sunken Roman bath covered in a mosaic of green tiles, alongside a rooftop deck at the very top, where you can take in views of the city skyline!
Eve and Jon didn’t plan on leaving their three-bedroom sanctuary so soon. But after almost four years in the home, they’ve listed it for sale in search of a new home with a little bit more space for their growing daughters.
‘We really, really love this home and the memories we have created here,’ Eve adds.
‘We’ll definitely miss all the design details: the sunken tiled bath, Palladiana terrazzo flooring, rich colour palette and custom in-built furniture. And the location couldn’t get any better, we’ve got the MCG, Botanic Gardens and Yarra River a short walk away.’
They only hope that the new owner enjoys living in this peaceful inner-city refuge as much as they have!
72 Wellington Street, Cremorne, VIC 3121 is listed for sale with Jellis Craig Richmond and will go to auction on May 17 at 2pm.