laidback life

Testament to the joy of less complicated living, this holiday house full of salvaged treasures has unrestricted access to family and fun

WORDS JACKIE BRYGEL

cheat sheet Who spends time here Jeff Provan, a design director, and his wife Mariko, plus family and friends. Style of home An original mid-century beach shack with separate bungalow, just over an hour’s drive from central Melbourne. In the words of famed Brazilian novelist Paulo Coelho, “It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.” And that’s certainly the case with Jeff and Mariko Provan’s joyfully unpretentious cottage on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. When the couple bought their fibro and weatherboard weekender just footsteps from the sand six years ago, the intention was to one day demolish the compact 1940s-ish house and build a more expansive home on the prized 1600-square-metre allotment. But it seems that day may never come. To the couple’s surprise, they have fallen for the charms of their…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2022

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