NEARLY $1 MILLION SPENT ON MATAKAURI LODGE SOFT REFURBISHMENT
Acclaimed interior designer Virginia Fisher returns to edit and refine Matakauri’s offering
Matakauri Lodge has completed a large scale, soft refurbishment throughout the lodge and all room categories, spending nearly $1 million in the process.
Acclaimed interior designer Virginia Fisher has “edited and refined” the lodge’s offering by introducing a new colour palate of warm greys and straw yellows.
The soft refurbishment has included a repaint, new furniture and reupholstering of existing furniture including daybeds in the lodges Suite and Deluxe Suite rooms.
It has also included the repurposing of the Lower Lounge, which has become one of the lodge’s main dining spaces to allow quests to enjoy the room’s panoramic views of the The Remarkables, Cecil Peak and Walter Peak.
After close to 10 years in operation it was timely to review the interior design to ensure it remained fresh and up to date, said Virginia Fisher.
“We have also had the opportunity to discover how the lodge works and get a better understanding of how guests are likely to use it. I was lucky to have very collaborative discussions with the team about what’s working well, where guests like to spend their time and how other areas of the lodge can be better utilised,” she said.
The change in the colour palate aligned the lodge, lodge room, Suites and Deluxe Suites with the softer colours of the Owner’s Cottage, which was opened in late 2013.
“The refurbishment has been a refinement and edit that anchors the lodge to the spectacular views that Matakauri has to offer. We have moved to softer colours that work nicely with the strong light that Matakauri receives. The deep barn rust has been replaced with a warm, mellow grey and we have brought a lovely straw yellow into the rooms through new sofas. The rust is still picked up in a few pieces of furniture and all the colours tie together beautifully through the rugs in the room,” the designer explained.
The update and refurbishment has been completed in time for the peak travel season and is being supported through a multi-channelled, consumer-facing marketing campaign.
The refurbishment was captured in a photoshoot earlier this month, the results of which can be viewed on the lodge website. For the travel trade & media a link to the image library is available on request - email info@luxurylodgesofnz.co.nz