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Creating exquisite spaces
At Studio Trio, creating exquisite spaces is what drives us, it’s what inspires us, it’s at the heart of everything we do. Because we believe a beautiful interior has the power to enrich, to invigorate, to elevate: To totally transform our everyday.
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View ArticleHOUSE & GARDEN MAGAZINE
Unlike so many renovations, this family home on Sydney’s North Shore wasn’t screaming out for more light-filled spaces. Thanks to full-height sliding glass doors, picture windows and a sunny central courtyard, its brightness wasn’t in question. “The architecture is timeless and the house has great bones, but it lacked interest, character and soul,” says interior designer Lauren Mahoney of Studio Trio, of the four-bedroom home, bought by owners Sheridan and Paul in 2016.
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View ArticleHOME BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
LIVES CHANGE AND NEEDS EVOLVE, and it’s all too common to find a house that once fit like a glove now seems not quite right. Faced with this ‘fix it or flog it’ conundrum, Kathy and her husband elected to renovate their home in Sydney’s inner west, enlisting Lauren Mahoney of Studio Trio to give the home a chic and functional makeover. “Our house was great, but it just wasn’t ready for the next phase of our life,” says Kathy, adding, “My biggest bugbear was our kitchen. I love to cook and we love to entertain, and while the old kitchen was great in many ways, it wasn’t practical and workable.” The first step in the process was nail down the family’s needs.
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Well versed in the joys and jumbles of having three young children, the owners of this home on Sydney’s North Shore wanted a bathroom that was fun yet easy to maintain. Studio Trio creative director Lauren Mahoney’s first step was to revamp the bathroom to make it both practical and playful. Large-format misty grey tiles on the wall and black mosaics behind the vanity pair well with the Italian terrazzo floor in an array of peach, mustard and black tones.
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View ArticleHOME BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
To tell the story of this renovation in Sydney’s inner west, it would be easy to focus on the undeniably classic style of its perfectly appointed palette, the pretty architectural details and its on-point furnishings. There’s far more to this house than its gorgeous outer layers, however. Like a duck that glides across the water with apparently little effort while paddling furiously below the surface, each space bursts with maximum levels of functionality while maintaining a calm and chic air.
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“This is one of my favourite kitchens,” says interior designer Lauren Mahoney of Studio Trio about the Sydney home she redesigned for a young family. “Originally an early 2000s kitchen, we gutted it to reflect an earthy and textured palette,” she says. “I decided to stick with what suited the house and elevate it to a cooler style.” In the new layout there were no overhead cupboards to one side, so the splashback became a feature in handmade tiles.
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View ArticleHOME BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
From the statement lighting in the entry to the graphic floor tiles grounding the outdoor room at the rear, interior designer Lauren Mahoney of Studio Trio has created beauty and interest from every angle in this heritage home in Sydney’s north. For Lauren, founder and creative director of Sydney interior design firm Studio Trio, the brief was clear when she was enlisted by owners Kate and Andrew to give the mid-1920s home a top-to-toe overhaul.
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View ArticleHOME BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
While renovating this traditional-style kitchen in a heritage home dating back to the 1850s, interior designer Lauren Mahoney, founder of Studio Trio, trod the fine line between the preserving the heritage and providing the owner with a refreshed, functional kitchen. The small, dark kitchen hadn’t been touched since the 1920s and special permission was needed to knock down an internal wall to create a bigger, lighter space.
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View ArticleHOME BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
While your bedroom is a place to sleep, don’t leave it in snooze mode – it needs to be welcoming and inviting, conducive to calm and relaxation. “The most special bedrooms exude an irresistible warmth,” says interior designer Anna Williams of Your Beautiful Home, who’s not just talking about that cosy down quilt.
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There’s nothing like living in several houses over a couple of years to get you right up to speed with what works and what doesn’t, which inclusions you love and what irritates you daily. So having moved quite a few times in recent years, Alicia and Mitch – the owners of this Sydney home – were crystal clear on what they sought from their renovation.
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View ArticleHOME BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
Renovations can have a snowball effect. As you begin planning improvements in one area, other spaces often quickly follow. That was the case for Sydney homeowners Alicia and Robert – they initially thought they’d simply update their kitchen, but after enlisting the talent of Studio Trio creative director Lauren Mahoney, they expanded the scope of the renovation to include four bathrooms and a laundry.
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View ArticleHOME BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
It was an art teacher who suggested Lauren Mahoney consider a career in interior design, as she loved to paint rooms with furniture in them. “I had a passion for architecture and design as a late teenager and quite often visited National Trust homes or iconic buildings and enjoyed art galleries,” says Lauren. “I studied interior design in my early twenties and worked as a receptionist for an interior designer in Beecroft [Sydney].
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View ArticleHOUSE & GARDEN MAGAZINE - TOP 50 ROOMS!
The owners of this Sydney home requested Studio Trio design them a “functional, classic and beautiful” kitchen that would work like a dream for them and their young children. Director Lauren Mahoney certainly rose to the challenge, delivering a kitchen where there’s ample space for meal prep, room for kids to eat at the island, and where dinner time is a no-fuss operation thanks to the inclusion of two ovens, two dishwashers and two integrated bins.
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View ArticleHOME BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
The laundry is arguably the hardest-working room in the house and yet, traditionally, the design of this essential utilitarian zone has rarely been approached with as much care and consideration as our living or bedroom spaces. After all, it’s just the washing machine, dryer, sink and some cupboards, right? Not so. The way we view laundries is changing.
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View ArticleHOME BEAUTIFUL MAGAZINE
To Lauren Mahoney, creative director and founder of Sydney interior design firm Studio Trio, there was no question that this heritage home was ready for a new chapter. While the circa 1907 Federation Arts & Crafts-style abode was certainly liveable for owners Hannah and Craig and their three school-aged children, it appeared tired and dysfunctional.
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THE BRIEF Robust materials were on the ‘must include’ list for this family bathroom in Sydney – as was a good-looking bathtub. “The finishes had to be hard-wearing and super practical because four young boys use this bathroom,” says interior designer Lauren Mahoney, founder of Studio Trio.
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This two-storey home on Sydney’s North Shore is proof that it’s possible to create a home for a household of boisterous boys without showing style the door. With four sons – now aged six to 16 – Maria and Chris found their former house was bursting at the seams. In 2017, after a two-year search, they discovered this home, which overlooks a secluded bay.
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Joinery design can be challenging in an irregularly shaped space – which is exactly how this Sydney kitchen could be described. “It took us a while to get it just right,” says interior designer Lauren. “This 1960s house is hexagonal in shape so there are some tricky angles to work around.” Her solution was to create narrow floor-to-ceiling cupboards in vibrant Dulux Billiard Ball and team them with drawers in the island bench.
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View ArticleINSIDE OUT - MAKE SHELTER EDITION
To do its impressive design legacy justice, a 1960s hexagonal house in Sydney got the right kind of renovation for the freestyling family of five who live there. Style of home A double-storey 1960s hexagonal house that’s been turned into a contemporary mid-century-stye mansion. The seven-month renovation was completed in December 2019.
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When it came to deciding on the palette for the rejuvenation of a dull and dated Sydney ensuite, Lauren Mahoney of Studio Trio didn’t have to look far for inspiration. She directed her attention to the townhouse’s idyllic harbourside setting. A watery expanse of glazed sea-green hexagonal tiles now washes over the bathroom floor and shower feature wall, providing an enchanting contrast to crisp white fixtures and finishes.
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This narrow 1880s Sydney terrace punches above its weight thanks to smart spatial planning and a dynamic decorating approach. The three-bedroom property was built in 1884 as part of a development of workers’ terraces. All were narrow (this one is just shy of 4m), with compact rooms and creaky old staircases.
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View ArticleKITCHENS & BATHROOMS MAGAZINE
When it comes to client approvals, “I think I’ve died and gone to heaven” is a pretty good sign that you’ve nailed the brief. This was the positive feedback that Lauren Mahoney, the creative director and owner of Sydney interior designers Studio Trio, received when she presented her client, Simone, with the plans for the growing family’s soon-to-be renovated bathroom and ensuite.
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