06 / Journal

After Kate’s mother was diagnosed with cancer in 2021, Kate commenced work re-designing her family home. As her mother recovered, the two of them spent the time together bringing new life to their much-loved family home.

This was Kate’s toughest client to date, who also become her roommate for 6 months throughout the renovation. Kate focused on retaining the memories of their family home, whilst creating a refreshed and spacious new look.

The home features a warm neutral palette with an emphasis on texture and the natural light within space. Kate’s intentional design worked around colour schemes and materials of similarity to emphasise the scale of the interior. 

The warm kitchen timber cabinetry uses a combination of shaker and slab profile doors fromFarmers Doors teamed perfectly with our Linear Bronze Handles. All of this is stunningly encased with concrete benchtops that tie together this beautiful warm textural space.

Timber is again a feature in the Woodcut floors. All styled beautifully together with cream linen sofas, natural jute rugs and a selection of ceramics from Papaya Homewares and Mayclay Ceramics.

When we think of home, we think of a place of connection—to loved ones, traditions, and memories. Yet, home is also a place to disconnect from the busy, and fast-paced world outside. 

Kate Lawrence’s Mamá is a place of serenity to unwind, recharge and escape the world around.