A Colorful Tasmanian Beach Shack is a Nomad?s Playful Retreat
Frankie Ratford doesn’t slow down often — in fact, she spends about 10 months out of the year traveling, whether it be for adventures, her work as a design coach/graphic designer, or for her company, The Design Kids. But she longed for a piece of land on which she could build a cabin, and found […]
Frankie Ratford doesn’t slow down often — in fact, she spends about 10 months out of the year traveling, whether it be for adventures, her work as a design coach/graphic designer, or for her company, The Design Kids. But she longed for a piece of land on which she could build a cabin, and found her ideal location while on a monthlong trip to Tasmania, Australia three years ago. She was smitten. “I flew back a month later, checked out 17 properties in one day and decided on this cute little blue shack on the water,” Frankie recalls. “It was a total steal at AUD$130k (about $97,000 USD).” Nestled onto the Tasman Peninsula overlooking the water, the three-bedroom 1960s beach shack was in desperate need of some love. “Lucky for me, my amazing Dad offered to come over from the UK for a few months of building and renovating (twice!),” Frankie shares. “The shack was originally a cornflower blue, with the paint chipping off (there [had] been a fire right next door where they lost the shack and it?s a miracle mine is still there!), with brown interiors and many dark walls. We found some beautiful old windows at the ti...
Frankie Ratford doesn’t slow down often — in fact, she spends about 10 months out of the year traveling, whether it be for adventures, her work as a design coach/graphic designer, or for her company, The Design Kids. But she longed for a piece of land on which she could build a cabin, and found her ideal location while on a monthlong trip to Tasmania, Australia three years ago. She was smitten. “I flew back a month later, checked out 17 properties in one day and decided on this cute little blue shack on the water,” Frankie recalls. “It was a total steal at AUD$130k (about $97,000 USD).” Nestled onto the Tasman Peninsula overlooking the water, the three-bedroom 1960s beach shack was in desperate need of some love. “Lucky for me, my amazing Dad offered to come over from the UK for a few months of building and renovating (twice!),” Frankie shares. “The shack was originally a cornflower blue, with the paint chipping off (there [had] been a fire right next door where they lost the shack and it?s a miracle mine is still there!), with brown interiors and many dark walls. We found some beautiful old windows at the ti...
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