Fans of the Pettit and Sevitt house style love an original and here is a cracker which has had just one owner — and a notable one at that.
THEY fell out of favour and had more than their share of render applied since their heyday, but classic ‘50s and ‘60s homes are hot property. Find out how your brick veneer could look its best again.
Due to popular demand, our lovely interiors book SPACES Volume Five is back! You can flip through its pretty pages and nab a copy over here....
Katie and Ian should be congratulated on the hard work they have put into this home. I had the pleasure of visiting them shortly after they purchased it for a “Dr Retro House Call” and frankly the amount of work needed was a bit overwhelming as it was a bit of a mess and had not been loved for years. The results are stunning and it is so good to see so much of the original house, such as those beautiful front doors, retained.
A mid-century architectural gem in Mount Martha restored to 1970s glory, complete with terrazzo tiles and original swimming pool.
It’s hard to pick what’s old and what’s new in this Melbourne home sympathetically renovated for a new era.
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Secret Design Studio
Secret Design Studio is a small, boutique building and interior design studio that specialises in retro homes of the 1950’s, 1960’s and 1970’s.
I had the privilege of visiting this modestly scaled and beautifully detailed mid-century home the other day for one of my last Dr Retro House Calls in-home consultations for 2024. Built in 1959 by a Dutch bricklayer for his family, it is largely original and has been cherished by its current custodians for quite a long time.![]()
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The stand-out feature for me was the beautiful curved, steel-framed windows for the front-facing living room and kitchen. This style of window is no longer made today. One of the corner windows developed a crack after one of Melbourne’s rare earthquakes a few years ago and had to be replaced at a cost of $1700 with thicker glass. Needless to say, the current owners are NOT planning to sell in the foreseeable future.![]()
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There are a couple of in-home consultation appointments still available at the 2024 prices this year, or you can reserve an appointment for 2025 this year at the 2024 price.![]()
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