Fran and Adrian Welke

The dining, lounge and kitchen, which sits on a raised, five metre-wide wooden platform. The flooring is ohcre coloured concrete scattered with kilims and other rugs, while all walls are lined with corregated iron, which reflects light and is a neutral contrast to the rich colours used in this space. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

‘Our ferns and orchids grow so well sitting on the baker’s bench,’ says Fran. The shed/house is north facing with saw-tooth ceilings and lots of light from skylights. Terracotta Ganesha sitting on marble plinth from India. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

Gas-strutted aluminium poly-carbonate doors open out onto the verandah giving an inside/outside feel to the space. Couches covered with vintage kantha throws and cushions are Japanese silk, and there is a knotted Afghani rug with painted wooden chappou table. The antique wooded Japanese storage stair features beaded woven basket from Lombok and artifacts from Papua New Guinea. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

Japanese noren curtain divides the living space from bedrooms. The photo is a print of Adrian’s family taken in the 1920s and the rusty door of the Bedford, was once part of the truck that brought the Welke family from Coolunga to Esperance in 1963. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

Vintage Japanese glass display cabinet featuring lots of ornaments and glasses from past travels – including a favourite: the painted plaster Mexican boy. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

Woven baskets from different Indigenous Australian communities in the Northern Territory, small rattan beaded bag from Lombok, and wire candle holder with Ethiopian cross. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

The bedroom featuring print by Ray Crooke, vintage brushed aluminum light by Louis Poulson, antique dressing table from Ballarat, bolster made with fabric from Vietnam, and woolen rug from Afghanistan. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

Looking out into the garden. Handwoven indigo throw from India, Afghani tribal rug, Japanese chest of drawers, Nagaland bird table (made from one piece of wood), and Indigenous Australian artwork from Broome. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

The high-ceiling kitchen features a baker’s stainless steel bench (4.50 metres!) found at an auction. It’s lined with perforated mini-orb and has plastic bread racks as storage, while above hangs a bamboo utensils rack. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

Amazing carved four-poster bed from Bali, Kantha stitched throw from India, tribal rug from Afghanistan, and antique tile cupboard from Shedwallah. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

Wooden doors at the front entrance into the open space feature  carved wooden barongs from Bali. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

Filtered light enters the bathroom through wooded louvres. The Mini-orb basin, brass planter from Shedwallah, and copper pot sit on a Jarrah wood bench, above concrete slabs and loose white pebbles. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

The fish pond is shaded by bamboo, ferns and bromeliads. ‘It’s a serene and tranquil part of the front garden,’ mentions Fran. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.

Knuckles the red-cloud Kelpie enjoying some sun! Vintage carved entrance doors from Indonesia, and huge iron pot (traditionally used for storing grain) and bronze Urli bowl from Shedwallah. Styling – Jo Carmichael. Photo – Jody D’Arcy.