WHERE THE HEART LIES

PERFECTLY NATURAL

Reclaimed raw timber sleepers refashioned as stairs make a textured talking point in Claire Tregoning’s welcoming coastal home.

We often call it ‘The Barn At The Beach’,” says Claire Tregoning of her unique and textured family home in Avalon on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Certainly, there’s a relaxed, ranch-esque mood about the residence that the P.E Nation co-founder and creative director shares with her cinematographer husband, Tim, and their two children, Tuck, 6, and Cleo (known as Panda), 5. But it’s the seamless incorporation of industrial accents that render things contemporary rather than country.

When the couple