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A Christchurch renovation by The Home Maker and Urban Function Architecture
A Christchurch renovation blends Palm Springs and European influences into a warm, character-filled family home.
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This Christchurch renovation by The Home Maker and Urban Function Architecture transforms a 1950s Sumner house into a character-filled family home, blending Palm Springs and European styles.
A clever 60cm extension dramatically improved the layout's functionality. The build, led by family business Craft Carpentry, respected the home's original character by reusing materials like rimu. The result is a warm, modern space that perfectly combines history with contemporary family living, designed to follow the sun.
Living room
Abbie wanted to incorporate Palm Springs style, so she brought internal brick walls into the entryway and dining space, and specified a breeze-block fence that can be viewed from the open-plan living area through new bifold doors. “From inside, the fence looks like a wall of art, plus it creates privacy and interesting shadows on the deck,” she says. The crew matched the new floors to the recycled timber, then gave it all a coat of whitewash to tone down the red in the rimu. This corner of the living area is decorated with Queen of Light by Jenna Paige, and a Cuzzi II lamp by St Clements on a custom-made coffee table.
In the main bathroom Avocado Zellige tiles are a rustic backdrop for an Olympia Arch mirror by Sunday Made.
Ava’s bedroom is extra-special with its walls in Resene Tuft Bush, lightshade from Bohème Home, Cottage House bunk bed from Made of Wood and rug from Copper & Pink.
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