It’s not often you come across a home so in tune with its environment. This three-bedroom, three-bathroom house settles naturally into the bushline in the hills above the Picton Marina and Marlborough Sounds. It also captures views of them through a veil of oak trees that provide privacy and wind protection. A babbling brook is a bonus. While the 269sqm house with its sleek low-profile roofline and dark grooved cladding, accented with Alaskan cedar edging and slotted screens, is part of its landscape, the interior takes belonging to another level. It’s as if nature has moved its possessions in. A palette of cream, soft blues and greens reflects the environment and complements the richness of the oak staircase and flooring. A tall, slimline skylight filters natural light into the luxurious kitchen. High shelves are perfect for the cascading indoor plants. First-floor living spaces are light and airy, and stacking doors create seamless indoor-outdoor living between sunny decking. Also located on this level are the main bedroom suite, guest bedroom, office, scullery, laundry, two bathrooms and that all-important future-proofing feature – a lift. Downstairs features another bedroom suite, wraparound decking and a double garage.