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Black Rock

Bird's-eye view down a Lisbon cork staircase and landing, a woman walking toward a sunlit room with a rectangle pink rug and cream armchair.

Self-Designed (Tren & Kathryn Smithfield)

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Self-Designed (Tren & Kathryn Smithfield)

Artisan

Lisbon

Tile

Tristan Tiller Director
About Tristan Tiller

Tristan Tiller brings over 15 years of industry experience to the Kustom Timber team. With a background in retail, overseeing the buying for some of Australia’s largest retail businesses, Tristan oversees product acquisition for Kustom Timber from sourcing through to production and delivery. During his time as a buyer, Tristan learned the art of sourcing products which has set a benchmark for Kustom Timber, offering ranges that are designed

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The Brief 

Tren and Kathryn Smithfield weren’t looking to reinvent their 1970s Black Rock home. They wanted to work with it. The brief was to keep the bones and the character intact, and find a floor that suited the house: warm, relaxed and built for a family, without chasing anyone else’s idea of what the renovation should look like.

Lisbon cork was the first choice, and nothing else came close.

“We looked for sustainable materials that felt natural and tactile, but could also stand up to everyday family life,” Tren says.

Vaulted living room with French doors opening to the garden, morning light across the Lisbon cork tile floor and a striped rug, a boucle armchair and staircase in the foreground.

Close-up of a Lisbon cork tile step and landing, with a plant's shadow falling across the floor.

The Details 

Cork raises eyebrows before it goes in. More than a few people looked doubtful when the Smithfields said they were choosing it for a family home. Then it went down, and the doubt went with it. The warmth and softness underfoot are the first things anyone notices now, and they’re what make the whole house feel like it’s glowing.The standout is the staircase, where Lisbon cork meets stone and becomes the best-looking detail in the home.

Staircase with built-in shelving and a wood-burning fireplace, a woven rug on Lisbon cork tile flooring, French doors opening to the garden beyond.

 

Dining nook with a timber table and mid-century chairs beneath a dome pendant light, a fiddle-leaf fig and framed abstract artwork, Lisbon cork tile flooring throughout.

The Experience

“Our experience with Kustom Timber was seamless from the moment we walked into the showroom. Erin was incredibly helpful in the showroom, and having Heath come to our home to work through the project with us made the whole process feel really personal and easy. Ryan, our on-site project manager, was fantastic throughout, and Kane and Daniel did an incredible job laying the flooring. Their attention to detail was impeccable, and we were so happy with the finished result.”

— Tren & Kathryn Smithfield

Photography: Simon Shiff.

Close-up of Lisbon cork tile stairs with brass edging, leading down to the cork tile floor below.
Close-up of Lisbon cork tiled flooring at the base of a staircase, sunlight catching a striped rug in the doorway beyond.
Open red front door of a brick exterior, looking through to a hallway floored in Lisbon cork tile, with a staircase and potted plant visible beyond.

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Start at a showroom. Cremorne or Mornington.

 

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