Live out your vintage design dreams in this beautifully restored Tassie cottage.

Perched prettily in a tree-lined street in the fringing suburb of West Hobart, a stay at Lumière Lodge is akin to style nirvana for those with a penchant for vintage aesthetics. A Pinterest board rendered real, owners Kerran and Sam have infused their heart and soul into the restoration of this storybook three-bedroom Victorian cottage. Carefully and faithfully acknowledging the past, while still somehow imbuing it with a softly contemporary feel.

At Lumière, the ritual of arrival has been purposefully planned to transport guests to a bygone era. Billie Holiday’s velvet croons (side tip: be sure to follow Lumière’s Spotify playlists) welcome in tandem with a gently glowing fire warming the dining and kitchen space. Here a provincial English aesthetic is folded into the cottage’s original architecture and interspersed with hand-chosen vintage oil paintings, quirky taxidermy animals and strategically placed silk bows.

Large French windows, Neff appliances, a deeply generous marble-topped bench and an abundance of elegant vintage crockery, flatware and glassware practically beg the instigation of an impromptu dinner party. While by morning, the soft Tasmanian sun filtering into the space through the flagstone courtyard’s deciduous trees welcomes hands cocooned around coffee cups and croissant crumbs brushed away.

Set off from the original hallway, each room is a vignette seemingly styled for a specific moment. In the front study, one imagines enjoying a fireside glass of burgundy from the cellar while reading amid a pastiche of art and paraphernalia. A cosy lounge area with chestnut leather sofa and velvet wingback armchair invites whisky-sipping, walnut-cracking (from a bowl overflowing with the nuts), and deep conversation. It’s a room where it feels you might solve worldly issues or unearth a richer appreciation for your fellow guests.

During the restoration, a 1960s-era extension was demolished to make way for a more sympathetic and usable layout, while rooms were rearranged and repurposed, such as the original dining room, which became the main bathroom. This large, pink-drenched space is ambiently lit for enjoying a bath by a beautiful stained-glass window tenderly reinstalled from elsewhere in the cottage.

Take the petite staircase upstairs to the dollhouse-like attic where a third, and comprehensively dusty-pink bedroom, complete with a compact bathroom, is an elegant retreat. It perhaps would have made an appropriate dressing room for a visiting 1920s Hollywood starlet with its gorgeous claw-foot bathtub positioned for a soak and a stargaze. Having been lowered in through the sash window by crane, while guided by hand, the bath’s existence here is a testament to the dedication Kerran and Sam have given to creating moments of exquisite detail at Lumière Lodge.

What’s there to do at Lumière Lodge?

The white timber cottage is the perfect place to relish cool Tassie evenings by one of the beautifully restored original fireplaces. This gorgeous stay enables guests to simply be together – reading, cooking, chatting or just silently connecting. You can also opt in for The Lumière Luxury experience, which is an evening hosted by chef Lilly Trewartha that includes a multiple-course, full-service dinner party.

What does staying at Lumière Lodge cost?

Expect to pay from $600 per night for 1–2 people. This rate increases by $100 per person, per night ($1000 per night for the whole home). However, in the off-season (during late winter and early spring), you can expect a lower rate.