A restored weatherboard cottage, containing the main living areas, sits in front of a new, two-storey ‘‘barn’’ at this Lake Hayes property. PHOTOS: MARINA MATHEWS : New lease on life for nomadic cottage

Recycled materials feature throughout. : New lease on life for nomadic cottage

The house is on a large rural site with established trees and horses grazing in the surrounding paddocks. : New lease on life for nomadic cottage

A curtain filters the light in one of the bathrooms. : New lease on life for nomadic cottage

The custom-made balustrade on the stairs has a repeating pattern of hearts and deer heads. : New lease on life for nomadic cottage

The painted sliding screens on the two-storey building are reminiscent of old barn doors. : New lease on life for nomadic cottage

Sliding screens provide privacy and filtered light in one of the two bedrooms. : New lease on life for nomadic cottage

Architect Anna-Marie Chin says rather than modernise, the owners wanted to be considerate of the old cottage ‘‘and the era when you had a mix of textures, wallpapers, timbers and soft furnishings’’. : New lease on life for nomadic cottage