Smoke and Mirrors – Mixing business and pleasure

The Front Room - Images sourced from thedesignfiles.net

Debra Cronin is an interior designer with vision beyond most.  Upon retuning Sydney to after many years living abroad she set out to find herself a run down derelict Victorian house to show case her very unique signature style.

Whilst many seek perfection in their decoration.  Rather than covering up the marks on the walls and removing the old wallpaper remnants,  Debra embraces the history that each mark, paint layer or wallpaper shard holds. She allows them to continue to tell the stories of the history that they have seen pass through the doors over the years.

Not content with keeping the vision all to herself,  Debra has collaborated with ex Otto chef David Speck to showcase the eclectic space to create the Bite Club, where dinner parties are held for singles nights and private functions.

Debra describes the Bite Club house design “as a mixture of Alice in Wonderland meets The Addams Family.”

The Bite Club is referred to as an “underground venue”, with the address only being given out once you book on the website….. so I  feel very fortunate to have been able to visit for no other reason than to have a good old sticky beak!! Certainly from the outside you would not even know it is there, looking perhaps a little more fight club than Bite club, but once you are inside you are transported into a bygone era.  Hopefully one day I will score an invite for dinner!!!!

The Dining Area

The Dining Area - Images sourced from thedesignfiles.net

Old decanters have been adapted to create the lighting above the dinner table.

The Front Room

Front Room

Taxidermy and up-cycling are present throughout giving a vintage grandeur. It is hard not to feel nostalgic as you sit on the sofa.  You are just waiting for your great aunt to walk in with a home baked cake and a fresh cuppa.

The Front Room - Taxidermy

With its uneven over loved keys the Grand Piano sits as a talking piece, you can only wonder at the many tunes played and the conversations held.

The Grand Piano

The Bathroom

No shortage of storage in the bathroom

Bathroom

The all important (Herb) Garden

The Garden - Sourced thedesignfiles.net

The Kitchen

The all important kitchen for pulling together the Bite Club Menu’s.

The All Important Kitchen - Sourced thedesignfiles.net

Shhhh…. it is a secret. Although…….. the first rule of the Bite Club is that you must talk about the Bite Club – so I thought it best to do as I was told!!!!!

Let the colourful journey continue………….

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