Sunny Sixties

Some homes already have a story going. Sandstone & Sunday feels like the family has just stepped out, leaving you the good light. Set on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, its 1960s blonde-brick bones meet warm timber floors, black window frames and relaxed contemporary styling. Wide windows pull greenery into the background, while cream sofas, woven textures and open sightlines give dialogue scenes and lifestyle campaigns plenty to work with.

The timber-fronted island bench is an easy anchor for breakfast action, food close-ups or the conversation that carries on after everyone else has left. Nearby, a window-wrapped dining nook offers a more intimate setup, with built-in seating and leafy outlooks. The children’s spaces bring their own personalities: pink tones and patterned wallpaper in one, teal joinery, toys and mustard accents in another. There’s family storytelling here without having to manufacture the whole family. Elsewhere, soft white curtains and neutral bedding shift the mood down a gear, while sage tiles, twin basins and a freestanding bath open up beauty and morning-routine briefs.

Outside, the palette turns to blonde brick, sandstone and gum-tree green. Stage lunch along the wraparound balcony, settle into the courtyard’s sculptural lounge chairs, or head across the lawn towards the terraced garden. Stone retaining walls, a timber seat built into the rock face and an upper seating area offer different textures and levels within the same location. The rotary clothesline supplies a particularly useful piece of everyday Australiana. Stay for late-afternoon light filtering through the trees.