This beautiful, relaxed, beach house on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula is the weekender of our very own Shareen Joel and her family.
Designed by Shareen Joel Design, the brief was to accommodate a family of 4 allowing plenty of room for entertaining and of course enough storage for the enormous amount of sailing equipment that comes with her husband and kids passion for sailing.
With sustainability in mind, Shareen wanted the house to sit within the environment without disrupting the landscape. Smart design solutions meant recycled materials were used throughout, with loads of natural timbers and warm finishes. Despite the small footprint of the house, the floor plan is spacious and flexible allowing the Joels to entertain guests and family all year round (yes, even in the freezing winter months with the cosy wood fire going!).
The weekender may be new but since day one it has always felt worn in. The brief was that it had to be very casual and relaxed, nothing precious.
The L-shaped floorplan and full-height windows invite natural light and cross ventilation into the house, and the single-level construction melds with the landscape, surrounding the retained ‘wonky’ tea tree.
Imagine all of this nestled amongst the coastal landscape of the Mornington Peninsula and I’m sure you will understand why Shareen and her family can’t wait to get there every weekend.
Photos: Copyright Earl Carter & Shareen Joel Design
Hi
I would love to know where you bought those beautiful leather dining chairs in your beach house. I first spied them when this house was featured in Inside Out Mag. I live in Sydney, do you know anyone who stocks these chairs up here ?
Thank you
Love the concept of Share design
They were purchased years ago at an auction in Denmark.
Shareen, the house is absolutely beautiful like all your work. Can I ask what colour white paint you used for the walls and ceiling? We’re renovating our own house and I’ve been inspired by your use of wainscoting on the ceiling and think we’ll do the same which is a big move for us as we are pretty conservative but I think it’s time to break out a little!!
Love those feel of this house. We recently purchased our family home. A 4 bedroom fibro on the Bellarine Peninsula. We’re champing at the bit to renovate. I love the floorboards you’ve used. What kind of wood is that? We currently have pine floorboards that have yellow with the poly that was used to coat them, We’re wondering if its possible to get that lighter look out of our current boards.
Keep up the great work.
Hi Renee and Matt,
Thanks for your comments.
All our favourite white paint colours are on Share Design!! I use them all- Dulux Natural White and Fair bianca in all different strengths. White is personal so you need to test the colour on the walls and choose which one you prefer. You may also want to see our tips & trends ‘Choosing the Right White’ on the ‘Share’ menu tab. http://sharedesign.com/inspiration/which-white-should-i-choose/
If your floorboards are baltic pine you won’t be able to achieve this look. If they are European Pine try the Porters Paints washes. You may also want to see our tips & trends ‘Floor Stains & Washes’ on the ‘Share’ menu tab.
http://sharedesign.com/inspiration/floor-stains-washes/
Make sure you regularly check our Tips & Trends!
S
Thanks Shareen – much appreciated
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