An abstract mural is just one of the vivid features that Amber Road and Lymesmith have incorporated in the extensive overhaul of this Sydney home, which has been finished in a variety of "joyful" colours.
The two-storey 1960s property, which is now aptly named Polychrome House, has undergone a five-year renovation process to include more coherent living spaces, all of which have been completed with brightly hued surfaces and furnishings.

Located in the beachy suburb of Cronulla, the house had formally featured characterless brown brick interiors, which matched its external facade. The kitchen and sitting room had also been inconveniently placed up on the second floor, disconnecting its young creative owners from the extensive garden and terrace. Locally based design studio Amber Road, which was tasked with the overhaul, called on the help of colour consultants Lymesmith to give the home an overall more "energetic" feel.

"As [the client] is an avid art lover, it was imperative that art be an integral part of the brief," Yasmine Ghoniem, co-director of Amber Road, told Dezeen.
"Bright primary colours, which were layered throughout the interior, became the heartbeat of the joyful experience we were all committed to creating."

Ghoniem and her team added a glazed extension that juts out two metres beyond the home's original rear elevation, with doors that can be slid back for easy outdoor access.
The expanded ground level now contains a...