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Terrace with woven armchairs, a banana plant and marble flooring, looking out to sea

The Bantry

Contemporary design for an oceanfront holiday apartment in Bantry Bay, pulling the Cape from mountain to sea into one palette. Pale blue echoes the water. Natural tones carry the driftwood and the misty horizon.

Location
Bantry Bay
Rooms
2 Bedrooms
Year
2020
Open-plan living room with a grey corner sofa and uplit dropped ceiling, with the dining area beyond
Terrace with woven armchairs and a round wicker side table on marble flooring beside folding glass doors

A two bedroom apartment became three, with the kitchen, dining, and living areas opened into a single plan running out to a large balcony. Marble flooring carries from the interior to the terrace without a break. Dramatic dropped ceilings with uplit bulkheads lift the ceiling height visually, and a mirrored wall doubles the sea view while stretching the room. Weathered oak, desaturated to a silvery grey, mirrors the driftwood tones, misty horizon, and seafoam glimpsed through the balcony glass.

Oak dining table with patterned chairs and candles, open to a lounge with an ocean view
Main bedroom with a tall tufted headboard and patterned cushions, opening to a sea-facing balcony

The muted, matte finish absorbs harsh sun glare and still holds the warm, golden light of sunrise and sunset. Outside, natural straw furniture and glass-topped side tables sit beneath a banana plant on the marble terrace. Indoors, geometric dining chairs, blue-toned cushions, a grasscloth feature wall, and a tall tufted headboard layer texture without crowding the room. The reconfigured layout gives a holiday apartment the third bedroom a family needs and the open plan a host wants. The result is a home where the ocean stays the main feature.

  • Covered terrace with a banana plant, a woven armchair and a glass-topped side table overlooking the sea
  • Bed with patterned cushions facing a balcony and a palm tree against the ocean at sunset
  • Textured stone urn with a lid against a grasscloth wall
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