Double Take
The latest Vogue Living features the prettiest, breezy home in Sydney's Bellevue Hill by interior design duo Tania Handelsmann and Gillian Khaw of Handelsmann + Khaw. Together the pair worked a "washed-out dusty palette", adding the illusion of space via trompe l'oeil artworks, classic wall panelling and oversized statements
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Photographed by FELIX FOREST for VOGUE LIVING
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Styled by JOSEPH GARDNER
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The Eye Has To Travel: the entry features a dramatic trompe l'oeil effect – a Versailles print (2011) by Felix Forest from Becker Minty, together with an Anglo-Indian 19th-century Savonarola chair from The Vault, and a Vaughan table from MCM House.
La Vie En Rose: the serene living room space features a custom sofa, a Senufo daybed used as a coffee table from Orient House, custom armchairs covered in Dominique Keiffer Oseille Sauvage Linen in Rose from South Pacific Fabrics, a rug from Robyn Cosgrove and a pendant light by Anna Charlsworth.
Divine Light: another view of the living room takes in a French Provincial limestone fireplace by Richard Ellis Design together with Turkish vessels from Camargue, and a shelving unit featuring a gorgeous assortment of lights and vessels including a bowl by Alana Wilson from Lee Mathews, Mad et Lan candles from Conley & Co, and a vintage Japanese ceramic vase from Planet.
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Grand Plan: a custom table and Louis XVI-style chairs from Christophe Living lend the dining room a contemporary-classical twist, complimented by hanging lanterns from Laura Kincade and a vintage Turkish rug from Cadrys.
Sweet Dreams: above, the main bedroom features a heavenly custom bed with pretty custom-painted silk panels by de Gournay. Below, the kitchen is accented with marble benchtops and ornate shelving.
Take A Seat: below, custom Jacobean panelling and an artwork by Kristel Smits in the dining room; and below right, the designers Tania Handelsmann and Gillian Khaw (photographed at home for Moda in July 2017 by Hannah Roche.)
