Plantasia is not a house you simply move through — it’s one you experience. Designed by Yasmine Ghoniem of YSG Studio, this reimagined 1990s, vaguely colonial home on the NSW South Coast has been transformed into a lush, surreal diorama for a creative couple and their two children. Rooted in its coastal setting yet deliberately otherworldly, Plantasia is a masterclass in eccentric interiors that blur the line between fantasy and everyday life.
Each room unfolds like a choose-your-own-adventure, where colour, pattern, and materiality lure you forward, making the familiar feel slightly strange — and far more exciting.
The Living Room
The living room introduces the house’s eccentric interiors with confidence. Immersive, nature-driven wallpaper wraps the space, while striped ceilings create a subtle visual dissonance overhead. Seating upholstered in washed linen and leather sits atop cushioned cork floors, delivering unexpected softness underfoot. Jarrah timber elements anchor the room architecturally, while brass accents glint throughout, adding warmth and polish. The result is enveloping and theatrical — a living room that feels more like a curated scene than a neutral backdrop.
The Dining Room
In the dining room, eccentric interiors take on a more personal, collected expression. A salon-style hang of eclectic artworks and objects spreads across boldly patterned walls, turning the room into a living archive of curiosities. Rattan chairs, timber furniture, and silk cotton textiles introduce tactility, while subtle brass details punctuate the space. It’s a room designed for lingering — where conversation, food, and visual discovery unfold simultaneously.
The Kitchen
The kitchen dials the drama down but leans heavily into material richness. Jarrah cabinetry provides depth and warmth, paired with Rosso Asiago marble surfaces that feel both grounding and luxurious.
Onyx accents and brass hardware add a jewel-like quality, while tiled surfaces and glass mosaics reflect light throughout the day. Functional yet expressive, the kitchen quietly reinforces the house’s language of eccentric interiors through texture rather than excess.
The Bedroom with the Window
This bedroom offers a more introspective take on eccentric interiors. Heavy washed-linen curtains frame the window, transforming the surrounding greenery into a living artwork.
The palette deepens into earthy greens and shadowed tones, creating a cocooning atmosphere. Layers of silk cotton, linen, and subtle leather absorb light and sound, while small brass touches maintain a sense of refinement. It’s a space designed for retreat — calm, moody, and deeply immersive.
The Rest of the House
Elsewhere, the eccentric interiors of Plantasia reach their most fantastical expression. Bathrooms are conceived as floating worlds, layered with zellige tiles, glass mosaics, onyx, and brass. The sherbet-yellow Rockwell bathtub, positioned beneath citrus-laden wallpaper, feels both playful and surreal — a defining moment in the home’s narrative.
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Flora and fauna wallpapers climb walls and ceilings throughout, blurring the boundary between interior and landscape. Victoriana-inspired details — frilled lampshades, table skirts, and ornately carved joinery — introduce period drama, reimagined through bold colour and distorted scale. Every room feels distinct, yet unmistakably part of the same dream.
Defined by jarrah, cork, Rosso Asiago marble, onyx, brass, leather, wallpaper, zellige tiles, glass mosaics, washed linen, rattan, and silk cotton, Plantasia is a bold exploration of eccentric interiors done with intention. YSG Studio has created a home that resists neutrality, embraces imagination, and turns everyday living into an immersive, surreal experience — one that invites you to wander, pause, and look twice.
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