creek-side look, his team designed retaining walls constructed with large boulders leading to a sitting area built with nat-
“[WE] WANTED TO CREATE A HOUSE WHERE, AS SOON AS YOU ENTERED, THE VIEW CAPTURES AND MESMERIZES YOU.�
ural flagstones. To ensure the vision was a success, designer Steve Zlomislic says, “the setting dictated everything. [We]
just might be the eucalyptus and gold paneled theatre with starlight ceiling and curved walls – giving the illusion of smooth rolling waves – that is the home’s hottest ticket.
It took three years to achieve the balance of understated sophistication with approachability.
wanted to create a house where, as soon as you entered,
“There was a lot of time spent on every facet of
the view captures and mesmerizes you, while the space
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everything, so floors were handcrafted on site, the
The house marries character and warmth cohesively –
limestone and marble were custom cut, all of the win-
the master suite features the same custom eucalyptus
dows are European and the cabinetry and stone all came
paneling, dark veined marble and white oak hardwood
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floors presented throughout the home.
LEFT AND ABOVE: FROM THE STRIKING VISTA VIEW FROM THE ENSUITE TO THE SPECTACULAR STAIRCASE AND WINE CELLAR TO THE EXTERIOR POOL DECK, THIS HOME FITS ALL THE BILLS
A serene, neutral colour palette with organic materi-
The injections of personality in the multi-hued hand-
als were meant to evoke a sense of warmth, comfort and
blown glass pendants above the staircase, the bar with
hearth. Winning three Georgie awards, including Best
multi-coloured backlit onyx, and the glass-encased 300-
Custom Home Valued Over $3 million, it’s fair to say the
bottle floor-to-ceiling wine room make the eye pop. But it
team succeeded.
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