INFORMAL LOUNGE
Offering the best seat in the house, the informal lounge area feels laid-back yet luxurious with neutral tones and layers of texture. Pony-skin armchairs, zebraprint ottoman and sofa, all Coco Republic. Carved coffee table, Manyara Home. Rug, Behruz Studio. Velvet cushions, L&M Home.
When stylist Victoria Montano viewed this harbourside home in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, she knew instantly that its arches and dusky pink Mediterranean exterior would be the perfect setting to unleash the ideas that had been percolating in her head for years. “I was raring like a bull at a gate to renovate,” says Victoria, who moved here with her husband and young son in 2016. “When you’re finally able to realise something you’ve wanted to do for so long… well, my imagination just sort of exploded. I let it run wild and respected where it took me, rather than fight it.”
The home