Consider the staircase, which can be a purely utilitarian way to access different levels or can make a dramatic and glamorous statement, catching the eye and setting the scene for what lies beyond. In the case of this newly designed and built home in Sydney’s eastern suburbs it is most definitely the latter, and interior designer Thomas Hamel goes so far as to say, “It’s all about the staircase!”
The owners had long admired the location of this property, both the street and the suburb, nestled within the community where they had grown up. “They used
