A hillside home where every room looks out across open farmland.

Salt Lane Kitchen

Surry Hills, NSW

Surry Hills, NSW

Kitchen with a stone bench and timber joinery, with a person walking past

Category

Commercial

Surface

280 m²

Photography

Studio photography

Year

The Brief

The owners left the city for a few acres of rolling hills and wanted a house that made the most of the view. They asked for a generous kitchen at the centre of family life and bedrooms that feel like a retreat.

The Plan

We set the house along the slope so the living room, bedrooms and bathroom all face the valley through full-height glass. The kitchen sits at the heart of the plan, open to the living space, with a terrace beyond for long lunches outside.

Living room opening to a terrace with views over green hills
Bedroom with a wide window onto the valley
Built-in desk within timber shelving beside a window

Materials and Finish

Board-formed concrete ceilings, oak joinery and honed stone, kept to a soft, sandy palette. Linen, bouclé and wool add warmth, and a backlit arched mirror gives the dressing room a gentle glow.

Living in It

The concrete holds the day’s warmth into the evening, and the view does the decorating. It’s a house designed to be lived in slowly.

Bedroom and desk facing a full-height window over farmland
Dressing room with a backlit arched mirror and upholstered bench
Living room with a sectional sofa, television wall and hill views
Living room with a stone fireplace and armchairs facing the valley
Freestanding bath beside a window onto the hills
Dressing room with a backlit arched mirror and upholstered bench

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