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It’s A Two-Storey Bungalow From The Front. Inside Is Anything But

3 weeks ago | homestolove.com.au | Chris Pearson

Coming home is always an occasion for the lucky owners of this home on Sydney’s Lower North Shore. From the front, it’s a familiar two-storey bungalow, but inside it’s anything but. A traditional hallway ushers them towards a revelation – a sweeping spiral staircase, the backbone of the house, which leads to a luminous courtyard and on to a living room with a soaring cathedral ceiling, bathed in soft light. “It’s all so beautiful – that staircase is quite the centrepiece,” says the owner.
Tour A Family-Friendly Backyard Makeover

3 weeks ago | homestolove.com.au | Chris Pearson

A sparkling new pool prompted this magical garden makeover in Melbourne. While making a splash in the backyard was their initial aim, owners Rhiannon and Nick were so thrilled with the results that they took the plunge and asked landscape designer Inge Jabara to remodel the front garden too. Intriguingly, though, the two spaces have personalities distinctly their own.
Inside A Revitalised Heritage Home In Inner Brisbane

1 month ago | homestolove.com.au | Chris Pearson

For Terri and Jon, this brick cottage in inner Brisbane is their forever home, a much-loved member of the family that’s grown with them over 25 years. “This is our home for life,” she says. And freshly renovated, bright and light-filled, it’s ready for an exciting new phase. When the couple, newly married, bought the house in 2000, it was sadly neglected, with ramshackle lean-tos at the back.
A Riverina Homestead Renovation By Techne

1 month ago | homestolove.com.au | Chris Pearson

Melbourne- and Albury-based architecture firm Techne has brought a breath of fresh country air to the traditional Australian homestead with this inspired iteration in the Riverina region of NSW. While the original 1865 house, with its deep, immersive verandahs and floor-to-ceiling double-sash windows, remains faithful to the much-loved vernacular, beyond that is a sleek addition that boldly looks to the future – as well as verdant pastures framed by vast walls of glazing.
A room of one's own: this Victorian cottage has a hideaway lounge

1 month ago | homebeautiful.com.au | Chris Pearson

Leafy landscapes are never far away in this three-bedroom Victorian cottage, a Melbourne retreat for two empty-nesters. The rooms, including a green lounge room, were transformed by interior designer Lucinda Kimpton of Kimpton Interiors. The home is nestled between two parks as well as the Botanic Gardens, and as such verdant greenery provided inspiration. “The house had a wonderful foundation, with classic architecture and a layout that only needed a touch of modern refinement.
A Lush, Multi-Layered Garden In Sydney’s East

1 month ago | homestolove.com.au | Chris Pearson

This lush, multi-layered garden in Sydney’s east is a peaceful paradise for its lucky owners. With a pool and sauna fringed in colourful foliage, it’s their everyday go-to, either for entertaining, play or simply unwinding. But mozzies no longer share the buzz, thanks to its landscape designer, Luke Baldwin of Formed Gardens.
A Downsizing Couple Transform a Pied-à-Terre

2 months ago | homestolove.com.au | Chris Pearson

Poised on a hill overlooking Sydney Harbour and with liner-like views, this apartment celebrates an enduring collaboration between one of the owners and interior designer Thomas Hamel. In 25 years, he has designed 20 properties for her across the world, including homes in the UK and US. From rugs to lights, this project is peppered with the products of that partnership, layers of memories that have found a new home and are revealed in a fresh light.
The Enchanting Gardens At Lancemore Lindenderry

2 months ago | homestolove.com.au | Chris Pearson

In the 1960s, Jan Clark, the founder and owner of the Lancemore Lindenderry boutique hotel, spent idyllic childhood summers at her parents’ beach house nearby on the Mornington Peninsula. “This area was little more than a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it sort of a place, with acres upon acres of fruit trees and a few houses occupied by orchardists,” she says.
Inside The Palm Beach Home Of US Designer Jonathan Adler

2 months ago | homestolove.com.au | Chris Pearson

Grand, theatrical and petite succinctly sum up the home and playful paradise that famed US potter and designer Jonathan Adler shares with his partner, Simon Doonan, in Palm Beach, Florida. “This house is a portrait of me and my much better half,” Jonathan points out. “If we were a house, this would be us.” A fabulous celebration of colour and quirkiness, it fits the couple, known for their wit and self-irony, like the proverbial glove.
Inside A Light-Filled Queenslander With A Modern Extension

Mar 24, 2025 | homestolove.com.au | Chris Pearson

For owner Kristen, this smart four-bedroom Queenslander home in inner Brisbane was a case of back to the future. She and her husband began married life in a heritage weatherboard cottage, with its air of romance, and then left for the suburbs to raise four children, now adults. “I had long wanted to return to a Queenslander, but with a modern extension,” she says.