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•JOY HAUS•

Monday blues, but the kind you really want to sink into 💙

This colour-drenched blue bathroom at Joy Haus is one of those moments that catches you slightly off guard, in the best way. Tucked within a home defined by warmth and layered materiality, it arrives as a cool exhale. A shift in tempo. A little jolt of joy.

Located in Mt Eliza, Joy Haus is an interior design and decoration project created for the most wonderful family. A home that holds joy at its core, expressed through colour, materiality and personality in equal measure. Here, colour isn’t applied, it’s embedded. Used architecturally to guide how you move and feel through the space.

This bathroom forms part of that sequence. Moving from warm, neutral-wrapped walkway into a fully immersive blue moment. Baby blue tiles paired with contrasting blue grout, a ceiling that dissolves into the same dark hue, blue quartz stone layered against smoked birch laminate. It’s playful, but deeply considered.

Jewellery moments carry through, hardware by and alongside the baby blue Nelly lights from ~ soft, sculptural, slightly cheeky. And of course, the cloud. I’ve wanted one since I was a wee snapper, so it had to happen. The glaze, the softness, the way it sits against the tiles… she earns her place (right into my heart).

What makes this project so special, beyond the materiality, is the people. Mitch, both client and architect, brought a level of trust and openness that allowed the collaboration to truly sing. We jokingly called ourselves the A-Team, with more wild ideas cooking.

And alongside Mitch is Clare, who has become a mentor and someone I deeply admire. A powerhouse in every sense, generous, sharp, and endlessly inspiring. We’ve shared many wines and many deep conversations & for that I am extremely thankful.

Somewhere along the way, this project moved beyond work. That’s the real joy of Joy Haus.

Joy Haus is featured in Issue 04 of which is on presale now! ✨

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