The moment she arrives at her family beach house on the South Coast of NSW, Sydneysider Bernadette kicks off her shoes and heads out to the deck to inhale the view: an uninterrupted, panoramic vista of Seven Mile Beach, its shoreline just steps away from the Hamptons-inspired holiday home she shares with husband Greg and their now-adult children.
"It's so close you feel like you are on the ocean," says Bernadette, who stumbled across this once-concrete shack in a coastal community close to her heart and where the children learned to surf.
"The cottage hadn't been touched for 30 years and was set up as two houses," she recalls, "but it had amazing views of the beach from every room, and it was easy to imagine how gorgeous it could be, both for us and as a holiday rental."
Despite deciding to gut the home, Bernadette managed to preserve the beachside charm and relaxed character of the property through some carefully thought-out design choices.
Inside, crisp white walls and French oak boards form a beachy backdrop for the relaxed but sophisticated interiors.
The Hamptons-style interiors are a celebration of the coastal landscape, mixing blue, white and neutrals with organic materials and timber furniture, while the family's travels were also a source of inspiration.
"We've travelled a lot and lived overseas so I had pictures of those places in my head, but I love looking at interiors and spent hours poring over websites and magazines." Not surprisingly, she and her daughters "had lots of fun designing and decorating the interiors and finding beautiful pieces in local shops."
Their coastal gem is just how the couple imagined it. "In fact, it exceeded our expectations," says Bernadette. "Three years on, when we walk through the door it still takes our breath away."
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