My Houzz: Vintage Finds Give a Canberra Home Heat and character - Sandra Mims is a passionate collector. She spent her life scouring second-hand shops for furniture, paintings, sculptures and textiles. The midcentury home she shares with her partner, John Buxton, has open interiors, generous light and original architectural features, making it an ideal setting for his accumulated possessions.
These are large and spacious elements that originally attracted Mims and Buxton at home. The pair was particularly drawn to the nobly proportioned end pieces, and undertook a renovation to provide the same airy character for the rest of the house. Mims, a teacher, and Buxton, a lawyer, took on the design themselves, and hired a local contractor, Simon McCarthy to do the job. Any changes had to be perfectly executed in deference to original design details of the house.
Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here Sandra Mims, John Buxton and their cat, Delilah
Location Canberra, Australia
Size 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms
built 1959
renovation cost £ 135,000
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oversized dining table is a family heirloom passed Mims of the mother of the late artist Vicky Mims, who bought it for a mere £ 9 an auction of the estate in England when Penny was a child. A cluster is unlikely chairs met beautifully around the table.
Mims admits she "never provides a room from the beginning or it works in a coordinated manner. It recalls the houses she grew up in the back, in Sussex, England, as "the most stunningly beautiful places," and attributes his design aesthetic to his mother, who sparked his love filled inspired and creative spaces of cherished objects.
Mims admits she "never provides a room from the beginning or it works in a coordinated manner. It recalls the houses she grew up in the back, in Sussex, England, as "the most stunningly beautiful places," and attributes his design aesthetic to his mother, who sparked his love filled inspired and creative spaces of cherished objects.
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interior of the house was almost completely changed. Narrow doors have been removed or opened to create a sense of light and space.
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the kitchen has been moved from the back of the house in the center, where he took a more contemporary office setting. The cabinets are made of laminated marine plywood.
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" I feel so depressed if a frame is dark, Mims said, who believes that there is a close link between the aesthetics of a home and mental health of residents. When decorating her house, she is highly motivated by how the space makes him feel, and admits she may have an idea of something I like, put it on the wall or in the room, and walk later in the day and almost psychotic about doing things here. "
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in entering the house, you are immediately reminded his inheritance 1950 by the brilliant Australian staircase ash that dominates the corridor. The couple considered painting the white staircase, but are satisfied with their decision to leave this function in its original state.
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The red coffee table is a repurposed office. Mims asked its manufacturer to reduce low table height.
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Mims bought this chair for £ 3 from a flea market, there are more than 30 years. It has stood the test of time, although it admits that it is due for its second pad. The president happily in the corner of the family room and form a nice reading area.
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The house is filled with a diverse mix of furniture, works of art, fabrics, cushions and collectibles. brim walls with twigs, shells, interesting thread configurations and other items found, raising the most unexpected items. These modest offerings fit perfectly with the original antique furniture and the exceptional range of paintings and sculptures -. Some Australian and international artists of renown, others simply postcards or sketches
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study is a light and bright space that opens onto the garden.
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A pair of George Nelson Bubble lights of Spence and Lyda once in the two main living areas and act as a subtle reminder of the time when the house was built.
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Mims said balancing collecting and hoarding is essential to create an attractive and livable space. "It can be overwhelming when you have too much junk food," she said. Mims avoids this by not holding on to something that does not feel quite right, and working at home as a gallery with objects in constant rotation.
This screen in the living room includes a beloved made by his mother and a woven basket created by his artist friend sculpture, Jane Whitten.
This screen in the living room includes a beloved made by his mother and a woven basket created by his artist friend sculpture, Jane Whitten.
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a cutlery display also has a place in the formal living room. Parts of various second hand stores have been carefully combined with valuable and sentimental collection of exotic forks and relics of Iraq family.
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a eclectic assortment of carpet create dynamic pathways throughout the house, while softening the interiors and provide a focal point for the furniture.
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Mims said the original room was a maze of twisted passages. During the renovation of walls were removed and ceilings were raised to create four generously sized bedrooms downstairs and a master bedroom retreat upstairs.
The guest room has an antique bed from the 1850s, which Mims bought in a country town outside Canberra. The quilt is a second-hand discovery that has been carefully repaired.
The guest room has an antique bed from the 1850s, which Mims bought in a country town outside Canberra. The quilt is a second-hand discovery that has been carefully repaired.
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The upstairs bathroom has a lovely view of the trees and through the natural park Red Hill iconic Canberra. The art of fabrics and curtains are soft, quiet soft space feels more like the ladies powder room.
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The mailbox is made from a vintage crate Schweppes.
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John Buxton and Sandra Mims on their front patio.
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