Interiors studio YSG has updated a seaside home in Byron Bay, Australia, creating a series of retro spaces with colours and furnishings that evoke the 1970s.
Byron Bay is known for its tropical climate and surf culture, so YSG director Yasmine Saleh Ghoniem designed a laid-back interior filled with period details to complement the lush environment.
YSG has renovated a seaside home in Byron Bay, Australia
Responding to the client's love of deep brown hues and vintage furnishings, the 1970s theme informed details such as the use of chrome and the addition of a sunken lounge.
"Despite tropical surrounds, the home's gaze is now firmly fixed inwards to create sensory journeys heightened by the eccentric beats of nostalgia," said Ghoniem. A chrome balustrade create a threshold between the kitchen and lounge
The existing kitchen was gutted to double its size, with a new galley kitchen partially enclosed by a wooden screen and a circular island that can be used for casual dining.
A chrome balustrade informed by old-school skate parks provides an additional place to lean alongside the island. Fixed to a timber column, it helps to create a threshold between the kitchen and the sunken lounge.
Vintage Italian dining chairs were reupholstered in chartreuse velvet
The island's chrome footrest echoes the nearby barstools and vintage Italian dining chairs sourced in Paris, which YSG has reupholstered in chartreuse velvet.
The project is titled Checkmate after the geometric patter...