Tour a contemporary coastal oasis on the NSW coast

ele HOME chats with Catherine Heraghty, the Creative Director behind The Stables about a beautiful contemporary coastal oasis in Caringbah South, NSW.

Who lives here?

Our beautiful long-time clients the Cottens, own this property.

Where is the home located?

Caringbah South, NSW.

How long have the family owned the home and what was their motivation for renovating?

The Cottens have owned this property for over six years. They decided they wanted complete a partial renovation in two stages to update the home to suit their family, for practicality as well as aesthetics!

Are the Cottens originally from the area?

They are not originally from the area but were drawn to the potential the large home with water views!

What was the Cotton’s brief for designing the home?

Our client was seeking assistance on the partial renovation and styling of their large family home. This included design of custom joinery, a master ensuite and downstairs powder room as well as furnishing and styling main areas. Due to the location and the client’s personal preferences, they were after a contemporary coastal feel, fully aligned with The Stables aesthetic.

What was your inspiration when designing this home?

This family home is located in Caringbah South overlooking the water, this influenced our selections as well as our clients love of contemporary pieces.

How would you describe the style of the home?

Contemporary coastal.

What do you love most about the end result?

We love that the home now suits their family and will grow with them over time. The fact that there was over a year between stage one and two speaks to the fact that the pieces and finishes chosen are timeless and will continue to be!

Your best interior design tip when designing this home?

It is important to consider the practicality of busy everyday family life alongside aesthetics.

Favourite room in the home?

The combined sitting and main living area, beautiful natural light, a stunning V groove fireplace and our favourite sofa the Wilfred from Jardan, curved joinery elements – you can’t go past this space.

Favourite pieces in the home?

We honestly love everything however a particular favourite, other than the Wilfred by Jardan, would be one of our favourite artworks called Nuture by Kara Rosenlund, and to highlight this piece we used Earth wall sconces by Anchor Ceramics – more favourite pieces of ours!

Biggest splurge?

The biggest splurge would have been the Wilfred sofa by Jardan, as well as the custom joinery throughout.

Greatest budget buy or budget decorating tip?

For all the smaller styling elements we simply hit the shops! Big retailers such as Adairs, Country Road, Freedom and even Flower Power have great decorative accessories and cushions suited to styling each space. Keep an eye out for Linen Lovers sales at Adairs and Spend & Save sales at Country Road.