Urban Oasis
Fortitude Valley, Queensland
From little things, big things grow. This project originated with a request for a custom sofa. It evolved into decorating and furnishing the entire lower floor of an urban apartment. The distinctive building featured industrial origins and exposed metal framed ceilings. Part of our brief was to address the unfinished look of the ceiling, while retaining the soaring height. The solution was to box out the trimmers between each beam, strengthening the visual impact of the ceiling without detracting from the industrial look or ceiling height.
We also enclosed the void space under the stairs to create valuable storage and completed a full repaint to round out the building works. A textured stone paint in a contrasting colour was applied to the external brick walls to soften the industrial vibe. Floor rugs and window treatments added layers of texture and visual warmth. Custom designed bookshelves were created to fill the double height wall in the lounge room.
With the success of the living areas, a kitchen renovation closely followed, with a brief to modernise and consider functionality. Keeping the same footprint, we extended the breakfast bar slightly and exchanged cupboards for drawers to increase storage capacity and ease of access. During the kitchen refurbishment, the scope was again extended to include a redesign of the bathrooms, laundry and powder room.
Client
Private Residence
Location
Fortitude Valley, Queensland
Date
June 2019
Design
Melinda Fritz | Elegant in Design
Build
Frost Communicate and Construct
Photography
John Downs Photography
“Mel always kept our budget in mind when providing guidance and different ideas in regard to colour schemes, flooring and tiling, lighting, accessories and furniture selection, and also provided us with alternative selections. Her fees were very reasonable. She is very creative.”
“It is with great pleasure that we write this letter of recommendation for Melinda Fritz of Elegant in Design. We have worked with Melinda on 2 of our renovations , the largest being our renovation of our unit in Fortitude Valley in 2018/2019.
Mel has a friendly, but professional attitude, is a great listener, communicator, has great organisational skills, and works hard to understand the needs of her client. Mel worked hard overseeing trades, always making time to get the job done efficiently and professionally and if she encountered any problems came up with solutions quickly to resolve them.
Mel always kept our budget in mind when providing guidance and different ideas in regard to colour schemes, flooring and tiling, lighting, accessories and furniture selection, and also provided us with alternative selections. Her fees were very reasonable. She is very creative.
We are very happy with the results Melinda achieved, and all friends and family that visit make wonderful comments.
In summary, we would have no hesitation in strongly recommending Elegant In Design for all your interior renovation projects and look forward to working with Melinda again one day in the near future.”
— Client
