03 Magazine: December 08, 2023

48 Magazine | Interiors
“‘Bring the outside in’
was the brief for this stunning
Queenstown home.”
This moody colour scheme continues into the scullery
but there the dark units contrast with white finger tiles.
Brass pendant lights hang over the dining table, while an
oversized black slatted door leads to an adjacent media room.
Eternodesign director Emma Morris says celebrating the
landscape called for a textured palette, subtle lighting and
earthy colours in the master en suite.
Subtly textured rippled tiles contrast with large,
grey porcelain tiles and make an ideal backdrop to the
freestanding bath with its matte black bath spout. The
vanity has a sintered stone benchtop, paired with dark
drawer fronts. Black shutters, installed prior to the plumbed
bath, provide privacy but also open to the view.
In the separate powder room, a freestanding, floormounted
concrete basin takes centre stage. The black basin
is complemented by a brass tap and mixer, and a softly
curved mirror hangs above.
Adding interest to the natural stone walls is the light cast
from hand-blown, brass-detailed opal glass lights that turn
on via a hidden sensor.
Completing the powder room was not without its
challenges, Emma says. Because the natural crevices in the
travertine were left unfilled, the wall tiles were brittle and
tricky to work with.
Secondly, the room needed to not only be beautiful in
its own right but connect with the design features of the
living areas.
“We achieved this with discreet, bespoke, vertical slatted
wall panelling and a hidden door to mesh the spaces
together. When the slatted door is closed, there is no sign
of a powder room.”
The attention to detail paid off as the home was
recognised in recent awards run by the National Kitchen
and Bathroom Association.
The kitchen won the Canterbury designers’ award (for
kitchens costing $90,000 to $120,000) and the master
en suite received a platinum award and the distinction
award (for bathrooms up to $50,000), while the powder
room was a runner-up in this year’s Trends International
Design Awards.