Name: Camilla d’Antoine
Location: Armadale, Melbourne, Australia
Size: 160 square meters (1600 square feet)
Years lived in: 1 year
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Living about 50 meters away from the main street in Armadale we met Camilla and her adorable dog Super Ted. Their home is delightfully fresh with neutral tones as a base, bright sprinklings of colour, a handful of vintage posters and amazingly comfortable couches. Camilla and her sister Olivia are the brains behind Melbourne based homewares company MOZI and have recently opened an online store in the UK. Their products are also sold in Anthropologie. Camilla’s home is comfortable, unique and a pleasure to tour.
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AT Survey:
My/Our style: Eclectic, homely, functional
Inspiration: Creating resting places for all my much loved things – from great big vintage advertising prints to my manhattan library.
Favorite Element: Great open plan living room with mammoth couch, great natural light and big dining table for dinner parties.
Biggest Challenge: Trying to keep the colours toned down as I get a little bit excited.
What Friends Say: ‘I want to spend all weekend on your couch.’
Biggest Embarrassment in my home:Our third bedroom, it is now called ‘the shed’, must I say more…
Proudest DIY: I have many but favourite is my restored standing floor lamp which I picked up at the local flea market for $50.00. I painted it high-gloss black, picked a fat stripey yellow and grey fabric for the shade from my favourite fabric shop and had a man make me a shade for $30.00. I swear I could sell it for a few hundred. It looks great.
Biggest Indulgence: My eighteenth century French provincial dining table. It was a wedding present and is truly amazing.
Best Advice given or received: My mum always says ‘don’t be afraid to throw things out’ I have become an expert at getting rid of things I no longer like. I like to keep the house as uncluttered as possible but the problem is I collect so many things so it’s all a big cycle… Someones trash is another mans treasure.
Dream Source for Stuff: Liberty of London, Clignancourt Antique Market Paris, my favourite Mexican homewares shop in Melbourne called Market Import and Bric- a-Brac stores. A pretty broad mix!
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Resources:
Furniture: Couch from LOUNGE – covered in Mokum fabric called ‘Ficus – Linen’
Old wooden trunk from market
18th Century French provincial dining table
French Provincial sideboard
6 odd coloured bentwood dining chairs
Mirror by Melbourne designer Juliet Horsley
Striped deck chairs and foot stool from Ici Et La, Sydney
Old singer sewing machine table with white wood top
Manhattan library from Town and Country Style
Accessories: Springbok rug, South Africa
Mexican ceramic hand- painted candlesticks from Market Import
Elephant book ends made from ebony from Armadale Antique Center
Old Edison record tubes from Camberwell market
David Bromley plates
Ceramic platters from Fratelli Taccini in Tuscany mounted on wall
Giant metal letter ‘T’ from old Herald & Weekly Times signage in Melbourne
Lighting: Cocky Lamp with stripe shade in living room
Standing floor lamp with stripe shade living room
Metal bedside table lamps in master bedroom from Emac & Lawton
Horse Lamp in 2nd bedroom
Ikea $8 plastic lights for bedside in spare room – good little bargain
Halogen down lights in hall, kitchen and living room
Interior: White matt walls throughout – Dulux
Exterior - Red high gloss front door
White weathershield exterior - Dulux
Rugs and Carpets:Springbok skin from South Africa
Sissal rug in living room
Persian rug bedroom
Beds: Comfy queen sized beds from Sealy
Artwork: Marimekko print 2.2m x 1.8m Deca in Brisbane
Old Spanish festival advertising poster from Vintage Posters Only
Toni Cola vintage poster 2m x 1.8m from Vintage Posters Only
Antique fish lithograph from Clignancourt Antique Market, Paris
Antique bird lithographs from Clignancourt Antique Market, Paris
Jack fruits oil painting from Bali
Stretched India rice bag on canvas from Karur, India about 20c on side of road
Old Australian wheat bag box framed from Vintage Posters Only
Music sheet covers from 1920’s from Clignancourt Antique Market, Paris
(Thanks Camilla & Super Ted!)
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Photos by Jenny Butler
the cockatoo lamp, the Tin Tin bust, the DOG! Cutest dog! Are those Persian painted horse plates on the wall? Lovely tour. Sunlight washes it, but it does not pale.
view avianmission's profile
absolutely darling! like avianmission, i too love the tin tin bust...and your beautiful red door with the stained glass. oh and the jackfruit painting!
lovely, thank you for sharing!
view syen's profile
I LOVE the light in your place. Oh, and I'm coming to kidnap your adorable dog. ;-) Is he/she a Cairn?
view Monica's profile
Oh, how I love this. It's calm yet simultaneously so full of personality.
view Lisa Hunter (Montreal)'s profile
lovely! that pink and white fabric hanging over the bed is gorgeous - where is it from??
view kungfookimmie's profile
what a charming home!
view hanako66's profile
Wonderful--must go home and start decluttering today.
view jen_g's profile
This is a really lovely home. The bedrooms and the pup are to die for!
view mushaboom's profile
Love it!
view PhillyLass's profile
You have such wonderful taste, Camilla! Don't fret, you do an excellent job of balancing color. I just want to laze about on that crisp, clean bed in that sunny room, cuddling your adorable pooch! Is the wall hanging above the bed an old quilt?
view morina's profile
I love that you call it the Cocky lamp! It is awesome..as is the rest of your home. The bedrooms look so comfy and warm with the sunlight pouring in. Very lovely. Your dog is adorable too.
view suzy8track's profile
oh... oh.... oh! I want.... to.... live... here. It's making me look around my own apartment in a new way. That's some powerful decorating!
view rinconia's profile
So airy and light, yet filled with personality and color. Faves: your DIY floor lamp and the Cocky table lamp (particularly the striped shades, OMG), the jack fruits painting, your use of mirrors and mirrored surfaces, vintage TinTin and the Edison artifacts.
Oh. And. I'm sorry about this, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to steal Ted. Because the cuteness is just... there are no words.
view rosenatti's profile
You know, I was just in Armadale this morning, and coveting all the lovely things in the stores in High St, and then I see this beautiful house this afternoon. Its just gorgeous..homely, warm, yet stylish and glam too!
view Peachy Keen's profile
I really enjoyed seeing your beautiful house. Your sunny home is just the tonic we need in wintry Europe. Love your Cairn Terrier too.
view hrhprincessfiona's profile
I want this bedroom. And I love the red front door with the stone bird on the step. Beautiful house.
view Sian's profile
So fresh and inviting... classic and yet not dated. Wonderful... absolutely love it.
view martita's profile
toto?
view parisienish's profile
gorgeous colors! great taste
view joannelizabeth's profile
What a fun, cozy place to live. And that little Ted--just adorable. Love the way you've repeated certain colors throughout the house--especially the bright pink--against a backdrop of natural textures and neutrals. Makes for a cheerful, relaxing, yet energized space. Just delightful.
view LiliZ's profile
I though my dog is the cutest thing in the world, will still do but your pup is way too cute.
I love your home.. your splashes of colors are well done. The pinky red, rose, melon colors throughout are so pretty.
There are many pieces I like and the overall feel is just great.
view LoriSF's profile
I love the detailed vent/register in the bedroom, fabulous!
view sarahml's profile
Love the posing dog! Also the patch rug in the dining area
view housefulloffur's profile
I want to spend all weekend on your couch too!
A lovely home, and adorable pets!
view Mand@'s profile
very homey - everything is put together so well
view jmbylin's profile
I love this! I too would love to know where you found the lovely pink and white tapestry that is hanging above the bed. Please share!!!
view Elisabeth1's profile
Finally, I found the "aha" solution! Been looking for a small table to fit a narrow space...we have a sewing machine base in storage...now to find a top to fit (perhaps a nice piece of glass~ Love it, thanks for the inspiration.
SD
http://www.everlastingdesigns.net
view playadelcarmen2002's profile
Ahh, so lovely and charming, the whole place is a style tray!
view EastVillageAmy's profile
i love the light and great mix of colors and styles in your space... thanks for letting us in to look!
super ted is adorable.... what a little poser! a real cutie-pie. his name rocks too
view formosagirl's profile
Hi Camilla, love your home, and you bow wow, he is gorgeous. Are you heritage listed? A question on the exterior colour of your main walls, can you give me the name and the paint brand if poss, also name and brand for the red door, very pillar box, I love it. Congratulations, your home is charming. PS. I'm in Newcastle NSW.
Best,
The Teal Sea
view The Teal Sea's profile
pretty! the dog is so perfect for the place. the outdoor patio looks so relaxing with all of the plants.
view ohlala's profile
This is just beautiful.
view Curtis's profile
Nicely done. Love the bedroom.
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