I
t's easy to understand why mother of
three and designer, Elisha Rickward, fell
in love with this streamlined, two-story,
light-filled 3,500sq ft four-bedroom
rental property on The Peak. Step inside
and you're greeted by a lofty space
that's flooded with natural light, thanks
to vast triple-height windows and a
dramatic living-dining space. "We chose
the apartment for a number of reasons,
largely the wonderful sense of light it
has, with floor-to-ceiling windows in the
hallway and living rooms, that always
greet you with a sense of openness. It
has generously proportioned areas with
fantastically high ceilings and a breakout
zone for the kids to play X-box, " Elisha
says.
After relocating to Hong Kong from
Australia three years ago, and with
some time on her hands, with all three
children fully ensconced at school, Elisha
launched Ruby Rickshaw, a homewares
line, specialising in cushions, throws and
bed linen. "I have long had a passion with
all things interior design and a fixation
with colour, and a love of soft furnishings
and textiles," she says. You will notice
snippets of the label scattered in the
living room and bedrooms.
The apartment was a blank canvas
when they moved in, so the designer
chose her own colour schemes for all the
bedrooms and trawled along the fabric
and curtain shops on Queen's Road East
to find exactly what she wanted for each
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