Nina Maya loves a neutral – in her wardrobe, on her skin and in her weekender on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Granted, all of the celebrated interior designer’s projects are havens of non-colour, but this beach house takes her signature palette to the resort, via the pool, fire pit and outdoor bathroom.
“We live a very busy life in ... our city home, so we wanted this one to make us feel like we were on holiday,” she explains. (The city home Maya refers to is an equally stylish, swoon-worthy haven in Sydney’s Paddington.) It’s at this point in the interview when the niggles of envy could really start to take over. It would be easy to resent Maya if she wasn’t so lovely and if the atmosphere she has created here wasn’t so soothing. Instead, it’s hard not to find yourself craving more time at her place.
Lucky for us all, she is working on a concept called Nina Maya Residences, a collection of properties designed for clients and her own family, and offered as luxe short-term rentals.
This story is from the April 2023 edition of Marie Claire Australia.
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