MEMORY LANE

Chloe Matters transformed her small Sydney semi into a gorgeous family home by trawling through some very personal design references and literally plastering them on the walls

WORDS CHRIS PEARSON

Her own magical wedding in an Italian masseria [country house] among the olive groves, complete with white plaster walls and bleached timbers, inspired interior designer Chloe Matters in the renovation of her Sydney semi. And every time she turns her key in the door, the happy memories come flowing back. Yet these serene rooms belie the home’s chaotic rebirth. In late 2019, on the day Chloe and her husband Adrian Oddi settled on the Bondi property, she was heavily pregnant, already with a toddler, and setting up her own business – the perfect time to start demolishing a wall! Patience, she admits, is not one of her virtues, so she literally took matters into her own hands. What followed was a whirlwind eight months, which included the arrival of her second…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2021

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