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Top Ten Australian Homes of 2016 · Sonia Post and Glenn Manison

Mid century is a common theme around here. We’re always drawn to homes of the 1950s and 1960s, and this year we found ourselves documenting more homes than ever from this era. One of your favourites (and ours!) was the Elsternwick home of Sonia Post and Glenn Manison!

With an eye for design and a passion for vintage furniture and lighting, Sonia and Glenn really know how to make a mid century home sing!

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Lucy Feagins

Supported by Dulux

The Elsternwick home of Sonia Post and Glenn Masion. Above – living room. Vintage 1960s Fler couch and Cigar Chairs, Falcon Chairs from Grandfather’s Axe, floor rug from Armadillo&Co, and vintage PH5 ceiling light. Pillows from Aelfie. Maryanne Moodie wall tapestry and hat stand from Angelucci. Photo – Eve Wilson. Production – Lucy Feagins / The Design Files.

Living room. Vintage 1960s Fler couch and Cigar Chair, Roger Capron coffee table and lamp from Angelucci, floor rug from Armadillo&Co, and vintage PH5 ceiling lights. Pillows from Aelfie. Photo – Eve Wilson. Production – Lucy Feagins / The Design Files.

Sonia and her daughter Ivy Post standing outside Sonia’s home office, HQ for her design studio, Design Democracy. Photo – Eve Wilson. Production – Lucy Feagins / The Design Files.

Design Democracy Palm Springs office complex (!) with wall sculpture from Smith Street Bazaar and curtains by Simple Studio. Photo – Eve Wilson. Production – Lucy Feagins / The Design Files.

Writer

Lucy Feagins

29th of December 2016

When Sonia Post and Glenn Manison purchased their 1960s home in Elsternwick, it was, by their own account, devoid of any real mid century charm.

‘We tried and tried and tried to buy an amazing mid century architect designed house, but we couldn’t afford the good ones as they are so popular and way over our budget!’ recalls Sonia. ‘When we found this house we decided it was so plain and lacking in interesting features, maybe no-one else would like it and we could be in with a chance!’

Despite being a little run down and not particularly ‘fancy’, Sonia and Glenn could see the potential here. They were successful at the auction, and set about updating and re-styling their home, with the assistance of friend and architect Grant Cheyne.

For the full story and many more photos of Sonia and Glenn’s home, do pop back and revisit the original post!

Palm Springs style garden and Koo Koo Letterbox by Playso. Photo – Eve Wilson. Production – Lucy Feagins / The Design Files.

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