Carter Williamson Architects' restorative approach to the just-completed renovation of one of Balmain's signature sandstone homes pays homage to the quality of the original build while marking a new style chapter for the historic beauty. Freestanding to the north and set over two sunlit levels, the newly revived 1880s home is one of only a handful in a boutique one-way street just up from the waterfront on the quiet eastern side of the village. Designed to blur the lines between indoors and out, a pared back palette of sandstone, oak and marble achieves a sense of unity across both levels with new openings, louver windows and skylights bringing in the light and harbour breeze while framing borrowed treescape vistas and curated views over the iconic Colgate-Palmolive warehouse conversion. The result is a finely crafted family home and superb entertainer with a dream kitchen as the social heart, a landscaped garden oasis, sunlit master suite and only the finest fixtures and finishes designed to last another 150 years.