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Three Birds Renovations: an amazing staycation home built for entertaining

Bonnie, Lana, and Erin of Three Birds Renovations have revealed the kitchen and laundry of their latest home renovation. Get your margaritas and resort-wear ready, House 13 is an incredible holiday-at-home staycation.

Building the home from the ground up, the kitchen features crisp, white tones, with spacious, open-plan marble benches, giving the home a truly luxurious feel. 

Electrolux Flexibridge Induction Cooktop and 501L Stainless Steel Refrigerator

Three Birds co-founder and director Erin Cayless says: “We think the kitchen should be the hub of the home. It’s where families gather to eat, drink and chat, so we love to design kitchens that are enjoyable to use.” 

With plenty of room for kids, House 13 is an impressive space for entertaining whilst maintaining the functional aspects of the house. In the kitchen, the placement of the stovetop within the island bench was an important decision when considering the flow of the kitchen. Owners can interact with guests when cooking and entertaining, or keep an eye on the kids doing homework or playing outside while preparing dinner. 

Electrolux 10kg Front Load Washer and 9kg Heat Pump Dryer

The laundry is also an important area for the homeowners – the days of the humble home laundry are over. With two washers and dryers, plenty of natural light and a door to outside, making it a functional and beautiful space, it’s the perfect example of why more laundry space is always better. 

Electrolux 681L French Door Fridge and Vintec 198 Bottle Wine Cabinet

House 13 also features a very generously sized pool house. It is decked out with all the amenities and appliances you could possibly need, along with a Three Birds Renovations favourite, a European laundry tucked behind louvred doors. 

Images provided by Electrolux.

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We go on holiday to Capetown with The Block’s Darren Palmer

By Darren Palmer

Four years ago, I travelled to South Africa for the first time for a quick holiday and to get married. Since then, I’ve been several times and Capetown and its surrounds hold a really special place in my heart. This year, I went back for my best man Gregory Mellor’s wedding, staying in the most amazing home that he designed in the Karoo. They call it “God’s house” for good reason. Have a look at it published in Condé Nast House & Garden.

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Making my way back into Capetown, I was fortunate to have a guided tour through the grand old dame, the Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel.

The grounds and scale of this beautiful old establishment are something to behold. The most recent addition to its many buildings and types of rooms are the Garden Cottage Suites.

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It’s a row of eight restored historic cottage that sit opposite a secluded, and adults-only, pool with pool house.

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Each cottage is enclosed by low fences with private rose gardens that were in full bloom during my visit. The pool house feels like the sort you’d expect to see in a Hamptons mansion, and the rooms also have a nod to the classic Hamptons aesthetic.

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The cottages have grass cloth wallpaper-lined studies, part of a classic, stylish interior scheme that brings these beautiful old cottages to life. There are lights throughout by one of my favourite lighting suppliers, Visual Comfort, in their classic, American style. There are king-sized four-poster beds, marble bathrooms and separate living and dining areas with views over the rose gardens and the pool through to Lion’s Head and Signal Hill. The interiors are superb and the cottages super sweet. Next time I stay, I’ll be beating down their door.

Take a look inside Darren’s own Sydney home.