When it comes to Australian Hamptons style facades, the choice of colour is paramount. whites, soft blues, and pastel tones are common choices, evoking the feeling of being by the coast.

Australian Hamptons style is simpler, eschewing much of the ornamentation of the American original. Trailea chose a facade in a dark shade to mirror her home’s riverside location.

The Hamptons-style really took off in Australia around the late 1990s to 2000s, he says, and buyers, builders and renovators have persisted with it ever since.