Stunning Queenstown Hill Home Renovation

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Designed by: Elena Parry, Fremont Studio

Photography by: Mickey Ross

‘A place to escape the everyday Auckland city life’ – these were the keywords providing inspiration for this Queenstown Hill renovation.

The holiday home needed an extensive facelift, and presented a great opportunity to achieve something out of the box.

We wanted to design a home that had texture, contrast and a smart use of warm, ambient lighting.

Working with a small footprint, we created a bunker-like feeling.

The rustic feel continues throughout the home – the owners shot the deer whose antlers grace the dining area pendant.

Character was added through extensive use of reclaimed wooden panelling and aged brass detailing.

The bar needed to be a feature of the living and dining room.

In response, we worked closely with the joiners to create a brass in-lay into the benchtop and upholstered bar fronts for an added rustic touch.

The kitchen needed a complete re-think, so we switched the positioning of the benchtop, adding feature lighting and bespoke gas-strut windows to allow an unobstructed view of Lake Wakatipu.

The laundry was moved down to the garage, but with a laundry chute added to a hidden cupboard in the kitchen.

This allowed us to create a hide-away bedroom and bathroom on the ground floor.

The bar is a focal point of the living spaces – the feature bar benchtop has a brass in-lay while upholstered bar fronts add to the rustic appeal.

In the living room, we kept the existing fireplace and built in a custom steel wood stack to get the winter fires going.

We utilised the existing tray ceiling for feature lighting, and added brass cappings to match the patina brass look throughout the house, giving the house a warm glow.

Upstairs in the master, we created a full-length headboard using stunning Tasman Leather and introduced a work nook.

In the ensuite, the original bath was removed, allowing us to add a monsoon head in the walk-in shower, due to the low ceiling heights.

Master bedroom complete with skylight and study nook to the right.

Snowboarding is a key hobby for this family, so we created a dry room with boot and glove warmers to make those ski days extra enjoyable.

This comprehensive renovation has essentially created a new place for this family to enjoy and create new memories together.

Credit List

Interior designer Elena Parry, Fremont Studio	Builder JVL Builders
Kitchen designer Fremont Studio	Kitchen manufacturer Wedgerwood Joinery
Cladding/roof Existing	Window/door joinery Cedar
Main flooring – living areas Obsidian Oak, in Herringbone, by VidaSpace	Bedroom flooring Bremworth Galet carpet, in Cinder, from Source Mondial
Rugs Existing	Bathroom tiles Metropol Mt Track, by TileWorks; Windsor Concrete, by TileHaus; Black Matt, by TileSpace; Mac3 Black Mac3, by Tileworks; Urban Avenue, Dark, by Fioranese, from TileWorks
Wallcoverings (walls and ceilings in living room / kitchen and areas of the bedrooms) Tempest Reclaimed Oak, by VidaSpace	Paint Powdered Wig, by Aalto Paint; Tantrum, by Aalto Paint
General heating /open fireplace Existing	Light fittings ECC laser blades; antler chandelier – owner supplied (and hunted)
Control systems Installed by Icue NZ	Living room furniture David Shaw coffee table; Furninova sofa; Bonz armchair; sideboard by Powersurge
Dining table / chairs Owners', existing	Bar stools Custom, by Montreaux Furniture, in Mad Dog Bayou leather
Awards Trends International Design Awards (TIDA) Homes – Highly Commended