2Shae Creative

22/09/2026

Custom leather day bed in the works for this client…

So many beautiful choices, but anchoring the leather back to the colours already within the space is essential. It’s about finding the right tone to connect the palette and bring the whole space together.

Custom pieces… considered choices… cohesive interiors.

29/06/2026

There is something incredibly rewarding about seeing a space you’ve imagined, designed and nurtured finally come to life.

Walking into the café over the weekend and seeing it absolutely packed with people… coffee flowing, conversations happening, families gathering and the community embracing the space exactly as it was intended… was a pretty special moment.

The official opening was fantastic, and congratulations again to everyone involved in bringing this wonderful project to life.

Thank you for all of the amazing feedback over the weekend. I’m so glad you love the space as much as I do. I’m incredibly proud of what has been created and so happy our beautiful little community has embraced it so warmly.

I’m especially thrilled for Kristy and Brendan from Bowen’s Café as they begin this exciting new chapter. Wishing you both every success. I know this beautiful space will become a much-loved gathering place for Maclean and the greater Clarence Valley.

If you visited over opening weekend, be sure to pop back in around mid-July to check out the tables spec’d for the space. Unfortunately they didn’t make it in time for the launch, but they’ll complete the vision exactly as it was intended… and I think you’ll agree they were worth the wait.

26/06/2026

More than a café… this was an exercise in translating place into materiality, atmosphere and experience.

People often ask where a design begins. At 2Shae Creative, it rarely starts with a floor plan or finishes schedule. It begins by asking how a space should feel, how people might move through it, and how it can genuinely belong to the place in which it sits.

For the café within the Maclean Medical Centre, the ambition was never simply to create somewhere to buy coffee.

It was to design a hospitality space deeply connected to Maclean on Yaegl Country, the mighty Clarence River ‘Biirrinba’ and supportive of the people who will occupy it every day.

Inspired by clay-rich soils, native wildflowers, afternoon light dancing across the Clarence, sugar cane turning gold, coastal cliffs, heritage brick, weathered roofs and naturally aged surfaces, the palette became an exercise in translating place into materiality.

Warm mineral finishes, blush clays, coffee and cacao hues, muted rusts, natural timbers and tactile surfaces were layered to feel calm, textural and inviting.

Handmade zellige tiles, upholstered forms, softened edges, curved lighting and subtle arch references introduce warmth and familiarity, whilst rhythm, repetition and tonal layering establish visual calm.

There are quiet nods to nostalgic hospitality, reinterpreted through a contemporary coastal lens.

Whilst situated within the Medical Centre, the café was always intended to belong to the wider community; a place for practitioners and staff to recharge, patients and loved ones to find comfort, and equally for locals, visitors, remote workers and friends to reconnect, linger over lunch and simply enjoy being there.

Ultimately, I wanted the café to feel like a gentle exhale. A warm hug in built form.

Familiar, comforting and quietly uplifting. Grounded yet refined, nostalgic in moments, contemporary in ex*****on and enduring in its appeal.

Although the intended tables havent arrived for the grand opening unfortunately, the new and even better ones will be added early July and elevate the space even more.

I’m grateful for the trust given to me by developer Andrew Tom, and architect AJM Architectural Designs for this project, and I couldn’t imagine a better fit than Bowen’s Cafe, who have taken on the space, to bring it to life exactly as it was imagined. As a Yamba resident I am thrilled my fave Bowens coconut cappuccino is now also avaialbale in Maclean.

After months of drawings, palettes and visualisations, I can’t wait to watch it fill with coffee, familiar faces, slow conversations, remote workers tapping away on laptops, friends reconnecting and a community embracing it exactly as intended.

Officially opening today | Saturday | 10.30–1pm

Designed, styled, curated by Shae Fleming - 2Shae Creative.

Drawings and 3D renders by 2Shae Creative

24/06/2026

Grand opening this Saturday .. see you there ☕️

You’re Invited!

After months of planning, building and a few weather related delays, we’re incredibly excited to finally open the doors to the new Maclean Health Centre and celebrate this milestone with the community that made it possible.

Join us for our Grand Opening!

Saturday 27th June 2026
10:30am – 1:00pm
195 River Street, Maclean

Come along to:
✨ Tour our brand-new purpose-built health hub
✨ Meet the teams from Maclean Medical, AveNüPlus and Maclean Radiology
✨ Explore our state-of-the-art facilities and imaging technology
✨ Enjoy a coffee and refreshments from Bowen’s
✨ Enjoy a sausage sanga from our local firies
✨ Celebrate a project that has been built by locals, for locals

This privately funded community investment has been created with one goal in mind, improving access to quality healthcare for the Clarence Valley. We can’t wait to welcome you through the doors and share what we’ve been working so hard to create.

Bring your family, invite your friends and help us celebrate the beginning of an exciting new chapter for healthcare in our region.

We look forward to seeing you there!

24/06/2026

☕️ The best part of designing a space isn’t selecting finishes or producing the drawings and renders… it’s finally getting to watch people walk into it.

After weeks of designing, refining and problem-solving, I’m excited to finally share the 3D renders and some progress pics of the new Maclean Medical Centre Café. Maclean Medical

From the outset, the ambition was never simply to design a café, but to create a considered hospitality space connected to Maclean on Yaegl country, the Clarence River and the wider Northern Rivers landscape, and genuinely useful to the people who will occupy it every day.

Drawing on clay-rich earth tones, coastal light, native flora textures, Australian timbers and the warmth of familiar materials, the design distils these influences into a restrained palette of tonal layering, tactile finishes and crafted detailing to create a space that feels calm, textural, inviting and quietly elevated.

Every decision was informed by both atmosphere and performance. Flexible seating, integrated joinery, intuitive circulation and efficient workflow were prioritised to support a commercially strong venue while encouraging people to pause, reset, gather, work or simply stay a little longer.

The result is a hospitality space that feels grounded, nostalgic in moments, contemporary in ex*****on and enduring in its appeal, designed to support not only the operator, but the wider community it serves.

There have been a few minor refinements since these renders were prepared, including larger food displays, but the design intent remains exactly as envisioned.

I’m incredibly grateful for the trust placed in me by Andrew Tom, and thrilled that the trusted team behind Bowens Café in Yamba will soon bring the space to life exactly as imagined. Bowen’s Cafe

The new medical precinct and café officially opens this Saturday from 11am–1pm, and after many drawings, visualisations, selections, detailing and collaboration, I can’t wait to see coffee poured, conversations shared and a community gathering in a space designed with purpose.

Design, styling, sourcing & visualisation by 2Shae Creative

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26/05/2026

There’s a very specific kind of relief that comes with finally finding the silicone colour that perfectly matches your very niche handcrafted zellige tile and grout selection 😅

And honestly… near enough isn’t good enough here. It’s either bang on or don’t bother.

Because the difference between a space that feels average and one that feels elevated is rarely just the big-ticket items.

It’s the tiny decisions most people overlook… grout tone, silicone colour, texture variation, finish, shadow lines, undertones, material transitions and cohesion.

Handmade zellige tiles are beautiful precisely because they’re imperfect, full of movement, tonal variation and texture, but that also means every detail surrounding them matters even more.

Massive thanks to the patience of Rohan  throughout this process… and a shout out to Mitch the tiler, who deserves some kind of endurance medal at this point 😅

The patience of a saint, the precision of a surgeon… and we might owe you a few laser level batteries after these ones.

Because it’s these tiny, considered details that quietly become the reason a home goes from pop out… to stand out.

And it’s exactly why using makes all the difference. It’s the obsession with the details, the material relationships, tonal balance and finish selections that quietly transform how a space looks, feels and functions.

If you’re building, renovating or creating a space and want every detail considered with intention… let’s create something extraordinary together.

24/05/2026

A month of craftsmanship, coordination and coastal interior progress in just a few seconds.

The enormity of the work, coordination and craftsmanship happening onsite over the past few weeks has been incredible to watch, with so many moving parts all unfolding at once as this Yamba coastal home edges closer to completion.

Warm handmade zellige tiles are now wrapping the bathrooms and wash closet in rich tones, textured and perfectly imperfect like caramel Tim Tams in the light, while the kitchen cabinetry begins taking shape against tactile denim and soft grey finger tiles and semi textured stone surfaces.

Upstairs, the ensuite and kitchenette are tying beautifully back into the overall material palette, using the same tile family throughout the home in different colourways for cohesion and flow. Olive green tones in the kitchenette, warm travertine floors in the ensuite… absolutely divine.

Huge credit to and all the teams across cabinetry, tiling, painting and the beginning stages of fit off. The level of detail, problem solving and teamwork onsite has been something special to be part of.

Electrical fit off has now also begun with and there is so much more of this project still to share soon.

Which is your favorite feature so far?

21/05/2026

☕️ Next project taking shape… and again this one is deeply grounded in place.

A contemporary coastal cane field café shaped by the tones, textures and atmosphere of Yaegl Country, Northern Rivers… drawing from clay-rich earth, weathered materials, native flora, warm sunset light, river edges and the softened heritage patina of the built landscape around it.

At every project begins with a foundation in biomimicry… looking to the harmony, balance and tonal layering found in nature rather than chasing trends or over-designed spaces. The goal is always to create environments that feel calm, connected, tactile and quietly resolved.

This palette has evolved through warm blush clays, soft washed neutrals, cocoa and rust tones, handmade textures, natural timber and subtle tonal variation… creating a space intended to feel grounded, welcoming and enduring.

There’s a softness to this project… balanced with functionality, rhythm and material honesty. Refined but relaxed. Contemporary but familiar. A space designed to encourage people to slow down, gather, meet, work, pause and stay awhile.

The kind of space that quietly wraps around you… warm, layered and comforting like a gentle hug in interior form.

Somewhere you’ll want to sit, sip and stay a little longer… held by warmth, texture, light and atmosphere rather than clutter or excess.

Not themed… not overworked… just carefully distilled from the landscape and character that inspired it.

A full reveal is coming soon ☕️