The Mornington Peninsula home of Bruce and Chyka Keebaugh, co-founders of The Big Group, has been one of the most popular in The Design Files’ history, so we reckon you’re going to love this one. This penthouse apartment is the couple’s new city pad, and we have to say, it’s pretty major!
Bruce and Chyka combined two off-the-plan apartments and completely customised the interiors in their own unique style, reimagining the floorplan (less bedrooms, more space to entertain!) and adding plenty of bold colour, treasured artwork and personal touches.
It’s only been eight months since they moved in, but this space couldn’t feel more distinctly Bruce and Chyka!
In early 2020, interior stylist Emma O’Meara, her husband Simon, and their young kids were gearing up for an eagerly anticipated family trip to Italy. I think you know the end of this story.
But the cancelled holiday presented Emma and Simon with the opportunity to purchase their very own getaway – a log cabin in Johanna, a magical part of Southern Victoria in the Otways, where the beach and the bush meet. The family have undergone some DIY renovations to update the cabin, transforming it into a colourful short-term accommodation that stays true to its original style, and reflects its spectacular surrounds.
Leona Romaniuk has lived on the same property in Brisbane’s Chapel Hill for most of her childhood and adult life.
Recently, she enlisted landscape architect Sidonie Carpenter to help her edit the stunning greenspaces, incorporating a Japanese rock garden originally commissioned by her Ikebana-master mother, and a palm-flanked rainforest walk created by her late husband. And if that wasn’t enough, this exceptional garden surrounds an incredible modernist house by Vitaly Gzell!
