Follow the lead of Helene Omeros, who has just bought an apartment in the Monaco building in Main Beach, and customise your kitchen like a pro
An apartment in the Monaco in Main Beach is set to have the Gold Coast’s most impressive new kitchen now that Helene Omeros and her husband Charles Millard (pictured) have bought in the building.
In a flowing living zone, Ms Omeros (whose family owned and ran the local and multi-award-winning seafood restaurant Omeros Brothers in Marina Mirage) and Mr Millard have bought a three-bedroom apartment on the 11th storey of Ignite Project’s boutique development.
Ms Omeros said being able to customise and design the kitchen was a unique opportunity too good to pass up.
“We spend a lot of time in the kitchen eating together so having the ideal kitchen is so important to us,” she said.
“My brother (John Omeros), and dad (Nick Omeros) are both chefs, so they get in the kitchen with Charles and cook up a storm.”
Omeros Brothers is a Gold Coast icon with the Omeros family having operated some of the country’s leading restaurants for more than 40 years.
Mr Millard said it was important that their kitchen be practical, not only for cooking but entertaining.
“The kitchen is always the focal point for the first hour after guests arrive,” he said.
“That’s why we want to be interacting with our guests rather than having our backs to them while we use the cooktop and oven. We think it just works best if the cooktop can be built into the island bench facing the living area so that way the kitchen still invites a social vibe.”
Mr Millard said key features of their new kitchen would be gas cooktops, two fridges and two under-sized ovens as well as a generous butler’s pantry.
Ms Omeros said they would be sure to consult her dad and brother on the kitchen’s design before it was built.
“The beautiful bit is, once the design is finished, we get to run it past the chefs of the family for their advice. That’s not something many people can do.”
It wasn’t only the customisable kitchen, however, that led the couple to the Monaco building – location, views, and five-star residential facilities were also a draw.
“We don’t get Broadwater views in our current building so that’s a lovely change,” Ms Omeros said.“ The Monaco is also close enough to walk to my job at the restaurant.
I’ve lived in Main Beach for years and this has definitely grown on me, and my husband has been in Main Beach for more than 18 years.”
The Monaco is a 24-level building with a collection of full-floor and half-floor sky residences at 2-4 Macarthur Parade.
Elements of the apartments such as the kitchen configuration, as well as finishes and fittings, can be customised, with prices for the three-bedroom, three-bathroom unit starting at $4.5 million.
The penthouse in the building is on the market for $9.5 million.
Constructed by McNab, it is due to start in September