Kokonuts Living
(This is interview is from the archives and was given in August 2020. Image from Instagram.)
Luxe, boho and coastal, Kokonuts Living is a small, local and impeccably curated online homewares store that is also stocked at The Junction —— South West Collective in Mandurah.
My perfect local day out is actually just hopping in the car w/ my hubby & grom, driving along our beautiful coast roads and getting a bite to eat, from Palm Beach all the way down past Falcon, there are so many little beach shacks and surf spots to be seen. It's a simple kind of day out but I'm pretty simple and the beach is where my family and I feel our happiest.
Amber, Kokonuts Living
Amber and Maria kindly took some time to talk to me, way back in August 2020, when the Southern Harbour blog was just an opal of an idea.
How did Kokonuts Living form? What’s your inspiration?
Maria: After living in Indonesia for over 9 years and always having a passion for homewares, I decided to bring my love of coastal décor and homewares to WA.
Who are the people behind your brand?
Amber: Behind KL is Maria and myself; Maria handles all the "fun business" side, lol, whilst I handle the majority of the web handling, social media, content creating and marketing. We have just hired Sarah Ellen photography to start shooting our products though, which has been amazing. We have an absolutely amazing team over in Indonesia; Nicole who travels far and wide to source the beautiful things we bring to our Kustomers as well as our amazing artisans who make them for us! But we also have our amazing hubbys who truly are the muscles behind the biz!
What relationship does Kokonuts Living have with Rockingham? And Kwinana?
Amber: KL is widely known to be situated in Mandurah as we are stocked at The Junction on the foreshore — The Junction is an amazing collection of nearly 35 amazing small businesses! Make sure to head down and check it out! But we don't limit ourselves to any particular suburb as having an online business means we have many Kustomers from all over Australia!
What’s Kokonuts Living’s stance on sustainability and being environmentally friendly?
Maria: At KL we try to be as conscious as possible with our carbon footprint, we choose to use as many recycled materials as possible. We think it's amazing the resources businesses have these days with packaging that is more environmentally friendly!
Do you have any styling tips for using Kokonuts Living’s products?
Amber: Both Maria and I believe 'Less is More' when it comes to styling, which we think a lot of our decorative items as well as the large say that. When it comes to styling we're both big on clean lines, natural lighting and a good statement piece! That's actually what inspired our Malibu Range, each piece is a statement piece on its own or but ultimately can be styled all together.
Describe Kokonut Living’s perfect, local day out - please!
Amber: My perfect local day out is actually just hopping in the car w/ my hubby & grom, driving along our beautiful coast roads and getting a bite to eat, from Palm Beach all the way down past Falcon, there are so many little beach shacks and surf spots to be seen. It's a simple kind of day out but I'm pretty simple and the beach is where my family and I feel our happiest.
Where can people purchase your products and is there an option for local pick up?
Amber: KL is online but you can find us down at The Junction along Mandurah Foreshore, situated amongst amazing cafes and restaurants. We certainly do offer a local pick-up option, which is located in Secret Harbour.
For moments of beautiful, beachy home inspiration, follow Kokonuts Living on Instagram and Facebook.
