We enter the final two spaces in
Joinery that’s both experimental and exacting is the hallmark of CJH Studio’s exploration of
Together, the living room and wardrobe are a case study in being creative with storage – with CJH Studio’s director Cassie James-Herrick envisioning a design response that’s tailored and practical, and designed to last. We spoke to Cassie about how the living room sees a Danish influence surface through the design details and how the living room and wardrobe flip a conventional approach to storage on its head.
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Cassie admits Melbourne’s lockdown and the need to work from home informed her thinking in the living space. She describes it as a ‘multifunctional’ move. “The design in the living space was to allow each function to interact seamlessly, yet with the ability to be closed off while the other is in use,” Cassie says. This made way for joinery that’s not your typical bookcase or built-in storage. Instead, Cassie proposed it to be like a piece of furniture in the space,
For example, the
Cassie sourced Australian design pieces and accessories to showcase in the living room with stylist Bek Sheppard.
The Robe Space
Cassie says the robe and dressing space was a personal challenge. The space reconsiders how it can incorporate all of the functional elements of a wardrobe and how it can be interacted with while still featuring ‘traditional’ types of storage. Full-length floor to ceiling style joinery shows the detail of the woodgrain structure, crafted from
A plinth kicker and drawers, made from
“Although seamless in its resolution, there are a lot of hidden and considered details in the robe to allow each function to highly perform, yet aesthetics and refined appeal to remain visible.”
– CJH Studio director Cassie James-Herrick
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