It’s not every day that an interior designer commissions a vivid mural for a garage, but there’s nothing ‘everyday’ about design practice, Sally Caroline. The original installation by Australian artist Ash Keating is just one example of how the studio bends creative boundaries to bring spirited, evocative and artful style to homes all over the world. Case in point: this playful yet elegant beachside home in Melbourne with panoramic views, owned by a couple with two young daughters.
“The clients are very family-focused and wanted to create a sense of adventure for their children, and to make the house a fun place to entertain friends,” says Sally Knibbs, the studio's director. The globetrotting Aussie entrepreneurs nabbed the relatively new three-storey house while living in the US. “They loved the waterfront location and imagined at some point they’d come back to Melbourne,” Sally adds.
