Cecil Street Project

by Alison Lewis Interiors

The Cecil Street Project offers an authentic, creative and modern take on a 1930’s Californian Bungalow and pays homage to the era by celebrating its original period features and reinstating a sense of heritage into the home. Alison Lewis Interiors has created interior spaces that flow into each other, making the transition between old and new seamless. A palette of warm, inviting tones and textures are used throughout, mixed with a classic palette of crisp white and soft green. Replicating the subtle curves of the façade, curves form a large part of connecting the dots from original home to serene new renovation. A new kitchen creates the focal point this home was previously missing, the curved island bench wrapped in feature tiling draws the eye, while white-washed floorboards are illuminated by an abundance of natural light.

The home had beautiful period details such as ornate cornices, 3.1m high ceilings and original Baltic pine floors but like most houses of this era, the space was dark and pokey and had a clunky floorplan. Alison was able to visualise the impact a revised floorplan would make, allowing in an abundance of natural light, preserving and celebrating the period style features while bringing it into the modern era with more storage, high end finishes and a series of interior spaces that seamlessly flow into each other. Timeless and classic mixed with a fresh contemporary approach were the driving force behind all design decisions. “First and foremost I wanted to create a beautiful space, one that I found it was a pleasure to be in and one that created calm in the often chaotic world that comes with having a little person in our lives.”