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Cheeky ideas, professionally executed | 1974 Perth reno | Interior Designer @stephanietselekis

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Cheekis House | A look inside….. before renovations begin.

#cheekishouse #cheekisdesignstudio #perthrenovation by @cheekishouse

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a year ago

Step Inside Cheekis House!

#Cheekishouse #hometour #cheekisdesignstudio #perthrenovation taken in Perth, Western Australia by @cheekishouse

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a year ago

The vision for my 5 year old kiddo! taken in Mario's Mushroom Kingdom by @cheekishouse

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13 days ago

Bringing the boys’ bedrooms to life with this initial concept sketch. taken in Perth, Western Australia by @cheekishouse

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a month ago

Roman bath tile revision—

I originally chose teal because it reminded me of the changing colours of the Aegean Sea, but Luke couldn’t quite get on board.

So I returned to another colour I’ve always loved: chocolate plum. It feels even more fitting—capturing that Mediterranean warmth of sun-baked earth, aged timber, ripe figs and bougainvillea in the late afternoon light.

It’s richer and more inviting than a typical burgundy, with a timeless, lived-in quality that makes the change from teal feel completely right. taken in Perth, Western Australia by @cheekishouse

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2 months ago

Sandy feet, serious storage and a laundry designed around someone who’s 5’3”.

Here’s a closer look at the concept.

The laundry room had a lot of boxes to tick.

It’s a narrow galley, and stacking the washer and dryer was quickly ruled out because I’m 5’3” and have no interest in climbing furniture to do laundry.

So every bit of joinery needed to work hard.
Cleaning products, extra beach towels, the vacuum, mop, broom, a custom Robovac cut-out, shoes, backpacks and all the daily stuff.

Basically: laundry room, mudroom, sand room and family catch-all.

I sacrificed a little more counter space in favour of storage — because laundry baskets, grocery bags and the bulk toilet paper shop all need somewhere to live.

The upper cabinets are designed with lift-up, stay hinges, making everything easier to reach and use.

And with a very generous outdoor clothesline, hanging space was already covered.

The joinery is Laminex Platypus — a chocolatey brown with soft, muted green undertones. It practically screams Cheekis House.

We added textured crazy pavers, a travertine sconce made in Greece and a quieter countertop that knows it doesn’t need to join the group chat.

Earthy, organic and made for real life coming in and out. taken in Perth, Western Australia by @cheekishouse

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2 months ago

I really love that we have a lemon tree. It’s such a simple little thing, but it’s exactly why I’ll always advocate for designing homes around the way we want to live—not just the finishes and furniture.

It’s the everyday rituals that quietly become the memories they carry with them. taken in Perth, Western Australia by @cheekishouse

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What my camera roll has taught me-

Here’s the thing...
I’ve always had big dreams about where I wanted to go and where I wanted to live.

Looking back, I don’t think I was just travelling. I was observing.

Living across the US, Europe and Australia taught me that the best design isn’t always online. It’s found on foot—in quiet streets, local workshops and places only the locals know.

That’s what my camera roll is full of.

Colours that made me stop.

Materials I couldn’t help but touch.

Light that made a place feel like home.

Looking back, I think my camera roll has been quietly designing Cheekis House all along. taken in Every Where by @cheekishouse

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2 months ago

Here’s the thing...
I walk around the house with stone samples.
Different rooms.
Different light.
Different times of day.
Mostly to see how they change...and partly to make sure my two-year-old doesn’t drop one on his toes.

#cheekishouse taken in Perth, Western Australia by @cheekishouse

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3 months ago

I’m not deciding between two bathrooms. I’m deciding between two stories.

Roman Bath - Design Concept (The Sea)

Roman Bath - Design Concept (The Shore)

The bathroom has two jobs.

It sits between my two little boys’ bedrooms, but it’s also the bathroom our guests will use.

Because it’s a compact room, I couldn’t let every element compete for attention. So I tucked the practical things away and let the architecture become the focus.

The Roman bath and arch.
The pedestal basin.
The materials.

I wanted the room to feel calm the moment you walked in.

Over the years, my camera roll has quietly become my design library.

This collage is the starting point for the Roman Bath—a collection of my own observations gathered over years of travelling through Greece, Italy and France.

They’re not photos I come back to because I want to recreate a place.

They’re the moments that stayed with me.

The colour of the sea.

The warmth of sun-washed stone.

Classical details that have stood the test of time.

Textures I couldn’t help but reach out and touch.

The feeling of slowing down.

I kept coming back to this terrazzo.

Partly because it feels true to the era of our 1974 home.

But mostly because every fragment reminds me of Italy.

The soft, sun-washed buildings of Florence.

The mosaic floors of Rome.

Materials that have carried generations before us and continue to feel timeless today.

This glass mosaic is my memory back to the sea.

Not the shoreline, but the water beyond it.

The moment the Aegean deepens into rich shades of teal.

Still.
Quiet.
Mysterious.

It’s that feeling I wanted to bring into this room, specifically in the bath/shower.

Sifnos, Greece

Paris, France

The same shades of deep teal caught my eye in Rome.

Woven through centuries-old mosaic floors, they quietly found their way back into this bathroom—this time, as glass rather than stone.

Roma, Italy

Roma, Italy

I knew I wanted a pedestal basin from the very beginning.

There’s a quiet confidence in its simplicity. It feels timeless, sculptural and lets the architecture remain the focus.

The olive-green cement finish became a subtle thread through the house, connecting this bathroom bac taken in Perth, Western Australia by @cheekishouse

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3 months ago

I visited four stone showrooms before I found this slab. I wasn’t searching for the perfect marble—I was searching for a feeling.

The bathroom was planned around function first. Every millimetre was considered.

From the beginning, I knew I wanted the space to be immersed in olive green. Finding the right countertop stone to balance that vision took time.

It wasn’t just the colour that drew me in. It was the fragments, pebbles and ancient fossils.

That immediately reminded me of a sunset in Mykonos. Less than a year before I became a mom, I remember carefully making my way across the smooth pebbles towards the water, finding my footing with every step.

I remember looking out at the Aegean and thinking, I’m ready.

Not long after, I had my first born, Leonidas.

Our bathroom is only 1370mm wide, so when you open the central pocket door, the vanity is one of the very first things you’ll see.

In a room this compact, the marble becomes more than a countertop. It offers a quiet breath of fresh air against the colour-drenched olive walls, bringing light, texture and balance without taking away from the richness of the green.

Sometimes, the smallest spaces deserve the biggest material moments. taken in Perth, Western Australia by @cheekishouse

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3 months ago

I’m so excited to share the first look at the primary bathroom design concept.

This render isn’t the final outcome, but it’s a visual representation of the vision, mood, and function I’m creating for this space at this stage of the design process.

So… why green?

Green feels like home. 👉🏼

Two cities that hold a very special place in my heart are Berlin and Chicago — high-density, fast-paced cities built on grit, creativity, and constant movement, yet surprisingly lush and full of moments of calm.

Bringing those city memories into this design was an emotional and atmospheric decision. The olive green became a way to capture the feeling of those places — the contrast between urban intensity and natural softness.

But my connection to green goes much deeper. 👉🏼

It’s my parents’ backyard and garden. It’s olive trees in Greece, family holidays in Skiathos, and the scent of evergreen forests. It’s rolling hills through vineyards in Tuscany and California with my family.

It’s the green stripes I remember in France when I got engaged, and walks through the Schloss gardens with my first born.

These landscapes, moments, and memories have shaped the way I experience colour, texture, and atmosphere.

Green carries all of that with it. It feels grounding, familiar, and connected to places and people that hold meaning.

This space became a collection of those memories — a reminder that design isn’t just about how a room looks, but how it makes you feel.

Stay Tuned! #cheekishouse taken in Perth, Western Australia by @cheekishouse

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