holiday feeling

Country and coastal influences collide in this contemporary farmhouse on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, where a family planned to spend weekends but then set up home

WORDS MATILDA RINGROSE

The ideal holiday house is the perfect confluence of several factors. It’s in a beautiful location, it’s fairly easy to maintain, and it has space for family and friends when they stay over. Most importantly though, it has a feeling of retreat that invites rest and relaxation. For homeowners Hannah and Chris Crook and their three sons, that’s exactly what this striking property in the bucolic coastal village of Flinders has become. A 90-minute drive from Melbourne, the new build began life as what was intended to be a holiday home. “It was our initial plan to use this place as our weekender,” explains Hannah. “Increasingly, especially given the current climate, we spend the bulk of our time here.” The home’s story, however, begins with the building company, Montique Construction,…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2021

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