Nurturing Muse – Woollahra House by Alexandra Kidd Interior Design

Woollahra House is the reworking of an existing heritage terrace home into a nurturing cocooning space. Alexandra Kidd interior Design takes advantage of the opportunity to curate a female-led team, engaging similar-minded local makers and artists to add a richness to the residence’s narrative.

Among other similar era homes of equal historical significance to the area, Woollahra House sits within a protected heritage zone, where infusing the new and old takes a certain delicacy. Embarking upon a new chapter, the owner wanted to create a custom haven for the coming years, weaving the past and ornate detailing with a contemporary liveability. By bringing together a female team with a shared vision, Alexandra Kidd Interior Design focuses on crafting a warm and cocooning home, enabling an openness that also encourages an engagement with natural elements.

Embarking upon a new chapter, the owner wanted to create a custom haven for the coming years, weaving the past and ornate detailing with a contemporary liveability.

Throughout the home, feminine touches are felt in various ways – through sculpted forms or rounded edges, there exists a distinct softness. An enduring palette of warm and muted neutral tones forms the base of the spaces, allowing the works of the designers, craftspeople and artists to become individual points of curiosity. The integration and selection of pieces and finishes that would remain underwent a process of careful consideration.

Quality, timelessness and functionality sat as unwavering principles at the forefront of the design process. Elements such as natural oak, marble, brass and handmade tiles were all selected for their combined natural beauty and longevity. The emphasis on creating a healthy living environment extended also to improved airflow, connections to abundant natural light and the use of low-toxic finishes such as low-VOC paints. Acknowledging the complexities of working with an existing home whilst also needing a plan that will facilitate the needs of family life, Alexandra Kidd Interior Design integrated considered connections to the environment. Previously outdated, the interior was reinvigorated with the addition of a generous new extension to the rear. Utilising repurposed bricks to minimise environmental impact, the design team also integrated new glazed panels to increase visual connectivity between inside and out.

An enduring palette of warm and muted neutral tones forms the base of the spaces, allowing the works of the designers, craftspeople and artists to become individual points of curiosity.

Exuding warmth and a consciousness beyond the present, Woollahra House becomes a testament to living purposefully and considerately. Through embracing simplicity and softness, Alexandra Kidd Interior Design has crafted a unique and personalised setting that will heighten the living experience.