The very mention of a bed-and-breakfast can conjure up visions of chintzy chairs and lace curtains and fluffy three-egg omelettes that taste like Sunday morning. Bassano is none of that—except for the omelettes, which they will happily indulge. With a charcoal aesthetic and a menagerie of vintage pieces, the Red Hill, Victoria bed-and-breakfast has a voguish-meets-vintage quality ideal for placid days and carefree stays.

Once a pair of standalone cabins, the owners, Scotty and Eliza Bemelen, roped in architect Tom Robertson to convert the twin buildings into a single luxury private suite and artist studio, and designer and stylist Simone Haag to give the interiors a swish spin.

The suite, in turn, was divided into two halves, with an entryway, kitchen, breakfast nook and lounge on one side, and a private bedroom with an ensuite on the other. “The clients wanted neither to skew super farmhouse nor super modern. And so, they looked to us to create an eclectic, layered interior imbued with warmth,” says Simone, who customised everything to give the space an outré, unpredictable beat.