Iconic pub inspires Brisbane home

A Brisbane home has taken its inspiration from one of the city’s most iconic pubs.

This Red Hill home has been inspired by the heritage-listed Normanby Hotel and duplicates its gable fretwork and balcony balustrades.

The facade also owes its bricks to the woodfired kilns at Warwick Brick Works.

Within the home, there are polished concrete and spotted gum timber floors, 3m high ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows.

To one side of the home are vertical gardens and bi-fold doors open to a patio, lawn and saltwater plunge pool.

Builder-owner Aaron Dick bought the block in October 2014 and subdivided it after demolishing an older home on the site.

He and interior designer Libby Sellick took just 12 months to finish the Normanby Home at 137 Arthur Tce and a similar neighbouring home.

“I’ve done work for high end clients before and I’ve been doing jobs (like this) since 2009 but this is an inner city home on a small block,” Dick said.

“We’ve also had to be compliant with the character code in the area.”

He said the “spectacular” Normanby Hotel had given him plenty of inspiration for the two-level home.

“I’ve been driving past it a long time and you only need to stand back and look at it to see it’s a good looking building.”

The popular hotel also inspired Dick to only use hand made wood fired bricks at the home as they resembled those in old buildings.

The stylish bathroom beats a pub’s any day.

The home has multiple living areas with an open-plan area on the lower level including a built-in sitting nook, built-in wine shelves and space for a bar fridge.

The kitchen has a study nook, two-pack cabinetry, a walk-in pantry, a stainless steel and timber island bench and breakfast bar, soft-close drawers, and a Falcon oven and cooktop.

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The pantry, along with a study, has a sliding barn-style door.

On the upper level is a third living room and three bedrooms with built-in wardrobes.