Inside Kirsten Tibballs Hoddles Creek Farmhouse

Set within the rolling landscape of Hoddles Creek, Kirsten Tibballs’ newly built farmhouse is a home defined by calm intention, craftsmanship and understated grandeur.

Designed as both a retreat and a working space, the home features Stone Ambassador’s Vasari porcelain throughout, from the kitchen and butler’s pantry to the laundry, ensuites, bathrooms and shower wall cladding. The result is a seamless material language that feels cohesive, refined and built for everyday living.

At the heart of the home sits the kitchen, a space central to Kirsten’s world of precision and creativity. Here, Vasari Venato forms the benchtops and splashback, bringing warmth and architectural softness while delivering exceptional durability. Resistant to heat, staining and daily wear, it’s a surface designed to perform, whether for chocolate work, baking or entertaining. It is as functional as it is beautiful.

Just beyond the kitchen, the butler’s pantry features Vasari Travertino, extending the material story while introducing a softer, earthy tone that complements the natural setting of the farmhouse.

Vasari continues consistently throughout the home, reinforcing flow and cohesion across each space. In the private ensuite, Hermes Grey introduces a calm and grounded palette, creating a quiet, spa-like atmosphere that feels both architectural and timeless.

In the laundry and additional bathrooms, Valentina Gold pairs with Travertino, bringing subtle warmth and movement to these functional spaces while maintaining the home’s overall sense of harmony.

In a kitchen where precision, heat and constant movement are part of everyday life, performance is essential. For Kirsten, the surface needed to do more than look refined, it needed to support the demands of baking and chocolate work at the highest level.

Vasari porcelain offers exceptional heat resistance, allowing hot trays and cookware to be placed directly on the surface without compromise. Its non-porous composition resists staining from chocolate, oils and ingredients, while providing a smooth, stable workspace ideal for pastry preparation. Durable, hygienic and low maintenance, it performs effortlessly under pressure, whether for tempering chocolate, rolling pastry or hosting guests.

This is a farmhouse designed for real living, where material strength works quietly in the background, allowing creativity and daily rituals to unfold naturally.

Surrounded by the natural beauty of Hoddles Creek, the home balances rural warmth with refined architectural detail, grounded, yet elevated.