Cabarita Beach has two design problems sitting next to each other. The post-2000 coastal-modern builds along Cabarita Park and the Norries Headland walk lean toward the same beige-on-beige template that's drifted across the Northern Rivers for a decade. The 1970s and 80s holiday cottages on the back streets have the opposite issue: original tile, original cabinetry, original everything, often beautiful but no longer working for how the home is lived in. A full interior design service from Studio LaLa addresses each on its own terms.
I'm walking distance from Bogangar shops, which means I visit on foot, often twice a week through a project. Concept proposals get sketched at the Cabarita Beach Bowls Club table on a Tuesday morning. Trades come from Pottsville, Kingscliff, and the Tweed; the sourcing relationships are local enough that an art piece can be hung the same week it lands. Full design from $12,000, multi-room scope, three to six months end to end.