The Barefoot Bay Cottage is the first-holiday house to be designed and built for boutique accommodation business, Barefoot Escapes (www.barefootescapes.com.au). Working with many of The Designory’s favourite brands, it has been designed with an overriding luxe Australian coastal style synonymous with Sydney based team. The newly renovated three bedroom cottage is a north facing home which has been designed to capture the sun and the cooling summer breeze. Inside, the home is light-filled, open plan and imbues instant calm with a luxe palette of coastal and hinterland tones. The contemporary styling includes layering of earthy, tribal and natural textures throughout providing a sense of cohesiveness and instant tranquillity allowing guests to prioritise rest and rejuvenation. Images captured by Lauren Hernandez

Mark Williams Photographer

Light bright garden room addition.

Jens Bösenberg

Steve Adams

Gary Quigg Photography 2013

This delightful oak orangery is a simple yet sympathetic addition to this period stone property in Somerset and proves that good design is not always about size. At fractionally over 4m wide and 3m deep, the total footprint of this oak orangery is smaller than our typical order size but perfectly suits the niche created by a return wall from the side elevation of the host building. Of course the beauty of working with a fully bespoke manufacturer like David Salisbury, is that we can design and create timber extensions to suit any size or space. Whether an orangery, conservatory or garden room, our experienced team of sales designers are equally skilled at working to complement the surrounding environment. With wonderful views across the rolling Somerset countryside, the oak orangery has now become a favourite space to relax, sat on a favourite sofa - whilst the French Doors provide convenient access to the garden. The customer certainly seemed more than satisfied with the finished outcome as they have kindly gone on to provide viewings for several potential customers of David Salisbury – a service we offer which is yet another distinguishing factor from other providers at the quality end of the market. Aided by a lantern roof, the result is a light filled extension that simply says ‘come in and relax.’ With views like these, this orangery hits all the right notes and proves yet again that our design capabilities work just as well, whether big or small.

Mia Mortensen © Houzz 2016

Unique Home Stays

After the second fallout of the Delta Variant amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in mid 2021, our team working from home, and our client in quarantine, SDA Architects conceived Japandi Home. The initial brief for the renovation of this pool house was for its interior to have an "immediate sense of serenity" that roused the feeling of being peaceful. Influenced by loneliness and angst during quarantine, SDA Architects explored themes of escapism and empathy which led to a “Japandi” style concept design – the nexus between “Scandinavian functionality” and “Japanese rustic minimalism” to invoke feelings of “art, nature and simplicity.” This merging of styles forms the perfect amalgamation of both function and form, centred on clean lines, bright spaces and light colours. Grounded by its emotional weight, poetic lyricism, and relaxed atmosphere; Japandi Home aesthetics focus on simplicity, natural elements, and comfort; minimalism that is both aesthetically pleasing yet highly functional. Japandi Home places special emphasis on sustainability through use of raw furnishings and a rejection of the one-time-use culture we have embraced for numerous decades. A plethora of natural materials, muted colours, clean lines and minimal, yet-well-curated furnishings have been employed to showcase beautiful craftsmanship – quality handmade pieces over quantitative throwaway items. A neutral colour palette compliments the soft and hard furnishings within, allowing the timeless pieces to breath and speak for themselves. These calming, tranquil and peaceful colours have been chosen so when accent colours are incorporated, they are done so in a meaningful yet subtle way. Japandi home isn’t sparse – it’s intentional. The integrated storage throughout – from the kitchen, to dining buffet, linen cupboard, window seat, entertainment unit, bed ensemble and walk-in wardrobe are key to reducing clutter and maintaining the zen-like sense of calm created by these clean lines and open spaces. The Scandinavian concept of “hygge” refers to the idea that ones home is your cosy sanctuary. Similarly, this ideology has been fused with the Japanese notion of “wabi-sabi”; the idea that there is beauty in imperfection. Hence, the marriage of these design styles is both founded on minimalism and comfort; easy-going yet sophisticated. Conversely, whilst Japanese styles can be considered “sleek” and Scandinavian, “rustic”, the richness of the Japanese neutral colour palette aids in preventing the stark, crisp palette of Scandinavian styles from feeling cold and clinical. Japandi Home’s introspective essence can ultimately be considered quite timely for the pandemic and was the quintessential lockdown project our team needed.

Verne Photography

Fornasetti breakfast table picked up at auction from Shapiro, vintage bentwood chairs, 1950’s Italian turquoise pendant with pressed glass shade. Photo – Sean Fennessy,

This is a delightful kitchen orangery that we created for a young family living in a garden flat in Lewisham. This professional couple approached us when they were expecting a baby and wanted to extend their garden flat, rather than move from an area of London they had come to love. This modestly sized orangery has transformed their living space and provided a lovely sunny kitchen which opens into their courtyard garden. The small room that housed their original kitchen is now the nursery. The orangery is painted in white with polished chrome door furniture. Client's comment: "Your team was so considerate of us having a small baby in the flat throughout the installation. They were respectful, understanding & kept the place tidy at all times."

Photo: David Woolley

A bespoke oak timber framed sunroom glazed extension on to a listed building in Kirriemuir, Angus. French air dried oak exterior, on a green oak timber framed build. Tradtionally scribed and cut. Designed & Manufactured in our workshops nestled in the foothills of the Angus glens.

Fotos: hartmuttoepler.de