Selling in the City - South Melbourne VIC

Selling in the City 2022

South Melbourne VIC

Nat has had her South Melbourne apartment for 10 years, it was her first love and perfect for her jet setting, single lifestyle. But, times have changed and now Nat and partner Sheldon have enlisted the help of Paddy and Rosie to give their large white-box of an apartment, with zero personality, a much needed overhaul so they can live out their dream of settling down out of the city.

The Selling in the City team, Landscape Artist Paddy Milne and award-winning Interior Designer Rosie Morley, take a tour of the tree lined streets and local architecture, stopping by a famous landmark to discuss how modernism is making its mark on a suburb from the Victorian era.

Nat bought her apartment back in 2012 when she was young, single and travelled a lot for work. It was the perfect party pad with the world at her doorstep. But, now Nat wants to settle down with her partner Sheldon so has enlisted the help of Rosie and Paddy to overhaul her outdated apartment so she can live out her dream of a quieter life out of the city.

Nat’s apartment is currently valued at $680,000 but to achieve her dream she needs $820,000. With a budget of $50,000 Rosie and Paddy have a lot of work ahead of them, but before they get their hands dirty, they need to hit the streets of South Melbourne to get a better understanding of the area and the market they’ll be designing for.

South Melbourne comes as a great surprise, a village atmosphere on the city fringe, it’s the best of both worlds and the epicentre of Melbourne’s food and coffee culture with a smorgasbord of different cuisines on every corner. They chat with locals at the colourful South Melbourne Markets and end their discovery at the National Gallery of Victoria which provides them their inspiration for Nat’s small apartment.

Deciding on a white gallery style for the apartment. They start in the downstairs space by knocking down the two non structural walls on either side of the kitchen opening up the entire level.

Bathroom - Before

Upstairs, the bathroom had the biggest change of all with the entire room demolished.

The bath was replaced with a glass brick walk-in shower that connects to the ceiling, and two crisp side by side vanities were added along with a dry grooming station. Luxurious floor to ceiling tiles, floating mirrors and a knockout blow from Paddy with a petrified moss feature wall.

Bathroom - After

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Paddy decided to incorporate the ‘living wall’ he discovered during their exploration by installing a moss wall in the bathroom behind the vanity mirrors.

Ensuite - After

Ready to Sell!

The installation of the noggin wall throughout the apartment was a key feature for Rosie to incorporate the gallery like feature into the place.

The interior styling completed the renovation and included LED smart lighting throughout the apartment and was inspired by a modern New York style aesthetic.