October 04, 2022 | By The Textile Company | Fabricut, James Malone, Misia, The Textile Company | In The Press[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_gallery css=”” type=”flickity_static_height_style” images=”10839,10840,10841,10842,10843,10844″ flickity_spacing=”default” flickity_controls=”touch_total” flickity_touch_total_style=”default” flickity_touch_total_icon_color=”default” flickity_overflow=”hidden” flickity_wrap_around=”no-wrap” flickity_box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” onclick=”link_no” img_size=”full” el_class=”mck-in-the-press” flickity_img_height=”800″ flickity_img_small_desktop_height=”700″ flickity_img_tablet_height=”600″ flickity_img_mobile_height=”400″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Walk down any main street in rural Australia and you\u2019ll see they have one thing in common: the most beautiful building is an old bank. The main street of Hay, in the New South Wales western Riviera \u2013 traditionally Wiradjuri and Nari Nari land \u2013 is no exception.<\/p>\n
The town\u2019s three-storey, double-brick Victorian bank was built in 1801 to house the London Chartered Bank of Australia, which later became the English, Scottish and Australia Bank Company.<\/p>\n
In 1973, 30 years after the company left town, the building was sold to Noreen Smith and her sister Marjorie Houston. It was Noreen and Marjorie who lovingly redesigned and renovated it making it into a home for the first time in its history. Three generations later, it\u2019s the much-loved home of Noreen\u2019s granddaughter, interior designer Sheila Smith her husband, Grant Volz, their 10-month-old son, Oscar, and their two Jack Russell terriers, Dottie and Roy.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]It\u2019s a beautiful story, but it almost didn\u2019t happen. Years earlier, Sheila\u2019s parents wanted to downsize, so put the place up for sale. Despite plenty of interest, no-one signed on the dotted line, so it remained in the family. In 2020, to Sheila\u2019s surprise and delight, her husband suggested moving back to Hay to make the bank their home. Sheila jumped at the chance.<\/p>\n
\u201cI adored growing up in this house and have always had a soft spot for old buildings.\u201d she explains. \u201cThe original details are so inspiring: high ceilings, large skirting boards, the craftsmanship of the handmade panelling and the cedar balustrade.\u201d<\/p>\n
After a most a decade or experience in the interior design sector, working with clients all over the world, Sheila got the chance to test her skills by converting the historic bones of The Bank into a contemporary and comfortable home. \u201cIt was important to us to make the house feel like ours and not the house I grew up in.\u201d Sheila, 37, explains.\u00a0\u201cNow, it\u2019s a jolly coexistence of new furnishings, antiques and us.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10839,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"brand":[78,75,77,74],"label":[3378],"usage":[72],"class_list":{"0":"post-10832","1":"in-the-press","2":"type-in-the-press","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"brand-fabricut","7":"brand-james-malone","8":"brand-misia","9":"brand-the-textile-company","10":"label-in-the-press","11":"usage-residential"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mckenziedev.com.au\/textilecompany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/in-the-press\/10832","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mckenziedev.com.au\/textilecompany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/in-the-press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mckenziedev.com.au\/textilecompany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/in-the-press"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mckenziedev.com.au\/textilecompany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mckenziedev.com.au\/textilecompany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10832"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mckenziedev.com.au\/textilecompany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/brand?post=10832"},{"taxonomy":"label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mckenziedev.com.au\/textilecompany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/label?post=10832"},{"taxonomy":"usage","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mckenziedev.com.au\/textilecompany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usage?post=10832"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}