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Suzie Beirne

 

PROJECT:

Bedarra

 

The Bedarra is the latest design in a range that can have different front elevations to depict contemporary, federation or classical design, depending on the home site and the preferences of the owner.

This 346 sqm, four-bedroom home has great flow, making it feel even larger – from the open living and dining areas to a massive, covered pavilion area, just right for entertaining. The double sliding doors open up the living area and invite the outside in. Hallways are wider than normal, the kitchen is roomy and well-appointed, and every bedroom is double-size.

 

Today, choosing the right elements to design and decorate a modern home requires strict adherence to some basic but essential rules.

 

Clients often begin the project by wanting to talk about colour. As the design element that elicits the most passion, colour is also where most fear to go and they will feel quite stressed until those scary decisions are out of the way.

 

Like all things unknown, once you tame this particular beast, a new and exciting design cosmos opens up to you.

 

First we must work our way through the design development to create a three dimensional canvas with which to work. There is no point in waving colour charts around if you have not carefully planned where each highlight or backdrop needs to be used and its purpose in the whole scheme of things.

 

Colour of course is extremely important for the final result to be perfect but prior to the actual selections being made we have number of crucial design steps to take to set the stage.

 

And a stage is exactly what we are creating, because an inspiring home is all about drama, excitement, living art, visual enjoyment, and a special kind of comfort that is all about the most important end result – balance. This is truly the essential ingredient to excellent design and it is created by a combination of well planned steps.

 

Your aim should be to invigorate the observer – each area more interesting than the last, drawing you through the home until finally they arrive at your finest creation, an even more exciting and exotic space where they can join you to enjoy some time together.

 

Even before you have offered them refreshments they should be making soothing and happy murmuring noises about the marvellous environment you have created for them. They feel safe, soothed and yet thrilled with their surroundings.

 

And so, before I will even discuss colour we begin by dividing the project into “living” spaces. Those spaces we intend to share with others, where we will entertain our friends – and those spaces where we will spend time alone either working or relaxing.

 

Most importantly we will take a long and thoughtful look at those areas to be enjoyed at night and spaces where no décor or furnishing pieces need be included to create interest.

 

As a designer, I look at the connection between interior space and exterior space and the different times of the day or night that these spaces will be used. I strive towards a subtle flow, removing unnecessary walls and opening up visual experiences. No walking into the ends of wardrobes unless they have been transformed into an interesting niche for lighting or art or books. And no long hallways without rewards both along the way and at the extreme.

 

Suzie Beirne m.d.i.a
by appointment only
Phone: 07 5528 5974
Mobile: 0418 758 389
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