We actually parked our car in front of the property on a beautiful night
and watched the sunset with a bottle of wine and that was kind of what sold us on it.
We bought the five acres up on the top end of Phillip Island
in a small suburb called Ventnor, a few K's from the Phillip Islands Penguin Parade. We
kind of were thinking of a way that we could stay on this land and do something beautiful.
The first thing you notice as you drive into Five Acres is a beautiful view, the rolling hills,
the animals that are surrounding you, this strikingness against the rugged landscape.
The ultimate goal for us was to create something that we would love to go and stay at.
We wanted to have a feel of a cabin yet still pay homage to the
quintessential beach shack which are scattered all over Phillip Island.
Five Acres is a really beautiful boutique accommodation that has three separate cabins
and each of them feature three different colours of Laminex Absolute Matte.
I wanted to create a slightly different experience for the customer once they walk through the door.
We've used earthy colour palettes with highlights of contemporary accents.
The colours I've chosen are earth, green, slate and black.
It makes the job so much more interesting not only during the process but now looking at them,
it gives our guests something different as well.
Barley (Cabin 1) is soft muted tones of earth, terracotta, warm browns, muted neutrals
with highlights of brass and copper accents throughout.
Clover (Cabin 2) is more dark and moody
with highlights of black and green and some terracottas throughout.
Rye (Cabin 3) is a soft green colour palette with neutral tones,
a different feeling but overall that same sense of calm throughout.
The use of Laminex Absolute Matte in the Clover cabin is a bold choice.
The black really softens, particularly when paired back with the beautiful oak timbers
and the concrete finishes to create a really premium, sophisticated space.
The Absolute Matte finish has some great additional features
such as scratch and fingerprint resistance which
make it not only ideal for spaces like here at Five Acres but also for a busy family kitchen.
One of the things we love most is Belle's modern interpretation of the use of our product.
The Absolute Matre didn't feel necessarily like a a kitchen finish, it felt more like
a finish that would be used on a beautiful piece of furniture. I just thought the Matte
was the perfect backdrop with the timber and the colors that we were using throughout.
The spaces are earthy, inviting, unpretentious, luxurious,
warm, all about using natural textiles and finishes that entices you to relax and unwind.
And so through our travels we've kind of taken all the little bits and pieces,
the things from places we've stayed and loved, and tried to put them all in the one package.
The inspiration for the Laminex Colour Collection is very much drawn from the Australian landscape.
The colours that have been used here at Five Acres bring the outdoors in to create
a space that feels really harmonious and calm.
What I'm most proud of is the compliments I get when people have visited this space
saying how you just want to linger, you just want to relax, you just want to unwind and
not go anywhere else and just never ever want to leave this beautiful space that's been created.
It is an incredibly beautiful project that represents modern Australian-inspired design.
What's even more beautiful about that is the products that are featured here
in this space are both designed and manufactured right here in Australia.
Katie and Rom they did everything with heart and and we worked together so well,
we fed off each other and created a great end result I feel.