“It was built in the late 1970s by a man for his family, and he and his family lived in it until we bought it in 2013,” Bellef begins. “We had been looking to buy in the area for a few months and had a really good feeling about this solid two-story double-brick family home that was so obviously well-looked-after. It was totally original, and we loved everything about it, from the timber paneling to the yellow kitchen with a treetop outlook.” 

Bellef writes about homes, gardens, and creative people for print and online, and her book, Individual: Inspiration for creating a home that is uniquely your own, was published in 2019.

She continues to write about her own home’s story: “Best of all, it’s located in the Royal National Park, the second oldest national park in the world (Yellowstone is the first!),” she writes. “We were living in a cramped studio in Sydney’s gritty inner city before, so the idea of a comfortable home and endless nature at our doorstep was pretty darn appealing. You feel like you are a million miles from the city, but it’s only an hour’s drive away.” 

• All rooms — British Paints “Tiger White”

• Mid-century cabinet — Vintage store 
• Lamp — Temple & Webster 
• Still life, artist unknown — Thrift store 
• Baskets — Thrift store
• Large artwork on brick wall — A promotional poster picked up from a Stockholm bottle shop while on holidays, painted over by me. IKEA frame.
• Smaller artwork on brick wall — David Peddle

• Red sofa — A hand-me-down from my Baba and Dedo (my dad’s parents)
• Travertine coffee table — Thrift store 
• Rug — Etsy
• Cushions — Temple & Webster and Adairs 
• Timber and rope love seat, vintage Post and Rail (Australian made) — Thrift store
• Wall and ceiling lights — Beacon Lighting 
• Lamps — Thrift stores 
• Plant table — Facebook Marketplace
• Sideboard — My dad found it at a thrift store, and I added Anthropologie handles.
• Chicken artwork — Kara Rosenlund 
• Small painting in front of chicken — By local artist Graham Blondel
• Blue and green landscape artwork, artist unknown — Thrift store
• Print behind alcohol bottles — Joy Hester
• Plate — Tammie Castles 
• Large abstract on wall opposite sideboard — David Peddle

• Artwork of three men, artist unknown — Bought at a vintage store 
• Timber chair — Thrift store 
• Side table — Facebook Marketplace 
• Small square illustration framed in white — Tammie Castles
• Framed print of a man — Found in an alleyway
• Framed collage — By me 
• Wall of custom built-in shelving — Designed by me, and constructed and installed by Beau’s dad

• The yellow table extension and chairs are original to the home.
• Vase — Thrift store 

• All original surfaces and fittings
• Vases and fruit baskets and bowls — Thrift stores 
• Moroccan barstools — Few and Far 
• Pendant light above kitchen bench — DIY by me; light globe and cable from Creative Cables with a woven bowl turned into a light shade

• Mid-century bedhead and frame — Facebook Marketplace
• Artwork above bed — Thrift store 
• Wall lights — Beacon Lighting 
• Framed artwork on the floor by the bedroom door — A tea towel with a Camilla Engman print, bought from Third Drawer Down and framed in an IKEA frame. 

• All original 
• Vases — Thrift store

• Tulip-style table — Facebook Marketplace 
• Cabinet — Thrift store
• Chairs — Thrift store
• Bench seat — Temple & Webster
• Lamps — Thrift store 
• Man and women artwork duo — Gifted, framed in IKEA frames
• Fluro green Keith Haring print — Etsy, framed in Thrift store frame
• White shelves — IKEA

Thanks, Jessica!

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.
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