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Block alum turned full-time renovators, Kyal and Kara, are embarking on their next renovation, which will see them renovate a double-storey red brick house in their home suburb of Shelley Beach. Named the Grand View project, the couple have recently revealed their design plans for the home.
Stepping away from their usual light and bright aesthetic, the Kyal and Kara are planning to lean into darker timbers and tones. “It’s going to be really moody but still within our coastal style,” they shared in a recent Instagram reel.
The couple recently completed their Bay Builds project, which saw them build side-by-side homes on the New South Wales central coast and take away over $5Million with the sale of both properties. This time, Kyal and Kara are going back to their renovating roots and transforming a home brimming with potential – but only after a lengthy hunt for a property that ticked all of the boxes for the renovation pros.
Kyal and Kara shared the news of their renovation back on Instagram in November, when they wrote: “After 12 months of searching (and a couple we’ve missed), we’ve finally found the one. This home has the most incredible bones, and we can’t wait to breathe new life into her.”
“We were very specific about what we were after this time around: a home close to the water, in a location we could imagine ourselves living, and great bones for us to work with,” the couple wrote on their blog page announcing the project.
Since then, the couple have shared some of their plans for the home. Along with the moody palette, the transformation involves pushing out the front and back walls, extending the decks and creating a large open-plan living, dining and kitchen area.
Along with plenty of new designs, Kyal and Kara have shared that they’re keen to preserve and work with the home’s best features – including the high ceilings and windows framing the view. They’re also planning to keep the existing pool but warn their viewers that their plans may “evolve” as the renovation gets underway.
See inside Kyal and Kara’s new renovation project
