DOLPHIN COAST HOLIDAY HOME SO SMART IT COULD BE WEARING A SUIT

Time for a tour of a smartly tailored Balinese ocean view escape; the latest project of Olala Interiors.

We once again meet up with Olala Interiors founder Schanè Anderson who’s just restyled another striking Dolphin Coast escape, this time for a businessman who likes to entertain. The brief – a feel of reserved opulence for a client comfortable in himself.

This Balinese styled Zimbali home with spectacular views has a contemporary twist. The house has a very welcoming entrance area that leads into the entertainment space that proudly features a Baby Grand Piano – it’s without doubt the most beautiful functional sculpture available. 

The home is grounded by vertical fins and featured patterns it creates, dark columns, a lot of wood detail and striking chandeliers. A wooden clad bridge is one of the many interesting features that links the pause areas, rooms and reception area. 

Another is the stunning man cave with a bar designed by Michael Anderson using natural stone, soft lighting and a keen sense of scale to transform a very long and narrow room into something extraordinary.    

“As interior designers we love to use linear repetition, which you’ll find in so many places in this home. From the beautiful dark fins, beautiful love seat and standing buoy light to the fabulous curved bookshelf behind it,” comments Schanè.

Among her top tips is the value in what she calls Black eyeliner – using a little bit of linear black to achieve a lot of visual impact.

“In every home it’s quite important for your eye to flow between the various areas, and in this house we’ve used black as our anchoring colour and then infused it with saturated blues and inserted a pop of colour; a little bit of yellow, muted tans and saddle leather on the dinning chairs and sofa in the private lounge area.”

When you enjoy having several guests to stay over, it’s important to have as many corners for each to claim as their own, and that’s exactly what’s on offer in this luxurious home that reflects the sea from almost every angle. 

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