The Australian Design Review previews the East Brisbane Guest House by Greg Natale as part of our IDEA 2014 Shortlist series.

This project is just one of 120 current Australian designs featured in the highly anticipated book Life Spaces: Live Work Connect, 120 Award Winning Interiors from IDEA 2014.

To view this project in full, with a 400-page limited edition hardback book of this year’s IDEA winners, order your copy of Life Spaces: Live Work Connect.

Design Practice: Greg Natale Design
Photographer: Anson Smart

Pursuing a New England-style aesthetic, this one-bedroom guesthouse is warm, layered and intentionally full to the point of appearing pleasingly ‘cluttered’. A palette of navy, walnut and white was chosen as the backdrop to key pieces from Ralph Lauren, bringing a ‘country estate’ feel in keeping with the striped sofa and brown leather chairs.