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Meet and greet: Kelli Lundberg (gallery director and art adviser), her husband David Lundberg, their son Sam, 20, and two miniature schnauzers.
The property: Fully renovated ’70s house with seamless indoor-outdoor flow.
Back in 2019, the first stage of Kelli and David Lundberg’s substantial house renovation began. The couple engaged an interior designer to undertake a two-year makeover of the 1970s home, transforming it into a warm family home.
Blended materials
An alpine luxe aesthetic played out in a blend of natural materials, quiet hues and stand-out finishes.
However, the couple, who share their home with son Sam, 20 – their elder son Jack, 22, has now flown the nest (but can’t help but return often) – weren’t quite finished.
“This was the third stage of a major renovation, intended to provide multiple areas, indoors and out, for our family and friends to enjoy throughout the seasons,” says Kelli.
The interior design team returned to tackle the next part of the project. For this stage of the work, certain things were at the top of the couple’s wishlist.
“Walls for art and a well-designed cellar, somewhere for dinners under the stars within a private courtyard and a gravel and cobblestone driveway,” says Kelli.
“Not too much to ask for?” The interior spaces enjoyed minor updates, such as the home office and the addition of cabinetry and storage in the living and dining zones.
Indoor-outdoor flow
But most of the work was devoted to the outdoors. These were given the full treatment, with new garden and pool pavilions, a gym and infrared sauna, while the existing garage was fitted with storage cupboards and a mudroom.
The gardens, including a new mineral pool and spa, were extensively reworked by a local landscaping firm.
Kelli has many favourite things about the completed home: “The ability to move between indoors and out, no matter the season; traversing the garden to the pavilion allows for an experience of the elements where the sunken firepit cocoons us as the garden matures; the dappled sunlight from the vines over the arbour is delightful as we move into the cooler months,” she says.
“Not to mention, there are now several prime locations to sample a local pinot from the cellar.”
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