Author: TIGERHOOD
In recent years, more and more friends like to buy their new homes in the suburbs. On the one hand, it is cheaper than the city center, and on the other hand, it has more space to play. From Melbourne Alastair Innes Couple with Lucy Spartalis is one of them. Their love home perfectly integrates Japanese and medieval home aesthetics. However, although the suburbs are good, everything still needs the careful design of residents and the precipitation of life taste.
Lucy Spartalis works as a photographer and Alastair Innes is a video creator. At present, they jointly operate She Takes Pictures He Makes Films Wedding Travel Photography Studio.
△ Alasta Ir Innes and Lucy Spartalis The first meeting between the two was also very interesting, because they both had common friends, so they went to a bar to have a party together. Then during the chat, Alastair showed Lucy the short film he had shot during his global travel 。
Lucy appreciates this and thinks that they are very congenial to each other both in terms of interests and aesthetics, So we hit it off, It didn't take long to get together.
They also worked hard to find the new house, because they were not satisfied with the house they had seen before, until the house in the countryside appeared. Because at the moment when she walked into the door, the dusk of the setting sun spread all over the house, and the gentle warmth moved Lucy's heart very much.
In fact, the owners of this 1950 old house had all renovated before they bought it. But for Lucy, this is just the preference of the owner and does not represent her, so she and Alastair have carried out a thorough renovation here.
First, the whole wall was painted milky white by them, and then the bathroom chose light apricot color. At the entrance, wallpaper created by designer Kelly Wearstler was pasted.
Lucy thinks that Kelly Weartler adopts the screen printing design, which has a very retro atmosphere in the 1950s and 1960s, but at the same time it is relatively easy. Compared with large abstract paintings, guests will not feel too much pressure when entering the house.
At the same time, they replaced the gate, curtains, lamps and fireplaces. Of course, the big decoration is only the second. What really highlights the taste of two people's home is to work hard on details. Art collection must be the first choice for everyone.
In Alastair's eyes, the artworks and antique furniture displayed in all corners of the home are full of love, which contains history, culture, and memories of each other. Every time I see these good things, I feel that life is full of energy.
In addition, they also invited designers to rebuild the outdoor garden. Originally, the outside of the house was mainly used for parking, but now it has been built into an elegant courtyard for rest.
At the same time, they have not forgotten to create their own daily rest space for their dogs and chickens. For Lucy, letting them live in nature is the most comfortable choice.
It took more than two years for the whole house to be transformed from front to back. However, Lucy's problem was the design of the kitchen. They thought about numerous schemes and collected a large number of ceramic tile and stone samples for trial, but the results were not very satisfactory.
It was not until they traveled to Japan that they got the best inspiration. She suddenly felt that the Japanese style tiles were the perfect match for the kitchen at home. This kind of coffee colored ceramic tile with slight changes in details can be naturally integrated with the wood texture of furniture at home.
Although Lucy seldom cooked at home before, she felt better every time she saw such a beautiful kitchen. Now her cooking skills have also made great progress.
Everyday when they don't go out to shoot, they like to entertain friends at home, and then go for a picnic in the grass and forest near their home together.
However, with the increasing demand of many people for the purchase or renovation of old houses in the countryside, Lucy doesn't think so again Focus on its land value or the day when the house will appreciate. We should pay more attention to the designability of the house itself and the habitability of the future.
Such houses themselves need to be renovated or even rebuilt by some people, and the cost is still very high. Therefore, her suggestion is that everyone should buy carefully within the economic capacity, and also accept the relatively simple and easy suburban life.
Although there is no way to travel and shoot everywhere because of the epidemic, they also try to spend time at home. For example, the photos in the article and the video at the end of the article were jointly created by Alastair and Lucy. Finally, let's enjoy their family together.
△ Aijia photographed by Lucy Spartalis and Alastair Innes
