Jessica Bellef

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Articles

Explore Margaret Cottage, A Sweet Weekender At Milsons Passage

Jan 6, 2025 | homestolove.com.au | Jessica Bellef

The only way to get to Margaret, a 120-year-old cottage at Milsons Passage on the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, is by boat. The weatherboard beauty sits on the traditional lands of the Darug people in an enclave of about 40 river-fronted shacks with the Muogamarra Nature Reserve behind them. The dense, thriving parkland is open to the public for only six weeks of the year to protect its fragile ecosystems and significant Aboriginal cultural sites.
A Lush And Leafy Barwon Heads Home

Sep 2, 2024 | homestolove.com.au | Jessica Bellef

Who lives here: Construction company owners Eliza and Michael Leake, with children Beatrice, 20; Jonathon, 18; and Henry, 16; plus labrador Fred. Style of home: A two-storey modern house inspired by nature. Location: Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula, on the traditional land of the Wadawurrung people. Timeline: After a year of design and planning, construction began in early 2020 and was completed within 18 months.
Thorne Cottage Tour: A Renovated Convict-Built Home In Hobart

Aug 20, 2024 | homestolove.com.au | Jessica Bellef

In Australia’s deep southern reaches, Tasmania bursts with historically significant properties and the conservation-minded folk who carefully restore and revive their fading character. Thorne Cottage is one of these storied locations, refreshed and ready to face another century in the seaside village of Lewisham, at the entrance to the Pittwater estuary on Hobart’s eastern fringes; the traditional lands of the Muwinina people.
A Stylish 70s Home Decked Out With Retro Pieces From Wildflower

Jul 26, 2024 | homestolove.com.au | Jessica Bellef

Wildflowers are resourceful players in the botanical world. They adapt to their surroundings – which can be challenging – and thrive on gathered nutrients, blossoming into a gorgeous abundance. Like its planty namesake, Wildflower is a Melbourne-based furniture-procurement studio with a tenacious focus on pulling in the best its locale has to offer.
A Tiny Cottage With A Sustainable Focus In The Blue Mountains

Jul 17, 2024 | homestolove.com.au | Jessica Bellef

Who stays here: Owners Olivia and Rowan, or guests who rent the property. Style: A one-bedroom cottage built some time before 1920. Location: NSW’s Blue Mountains, on the traditional lands of the Darug and Gundungurra people. Timeline: The renovation took two years in total, from 2021—23. Our frantic world is dominated by fast fashion, hustle culture and on-demand everything, so it’s reassuring to see the ‘slow’ movement prevail.
A Wild Family Garden In Mornington Peninsula, VIC

Jul 14, 2024 | homestolove.com.au | Jessica Bellef

Conversations about plants with garden designer Jo Ferguson, who is based on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, gently pivot from botanical varieties and soil maintenance into the realm of heart, body and soul. “The act of gardening grounds us in the present moment and gets us out of our heads,” she offers.
Saddlewood: A Picture-Perfect Estate On The South Island

Jul 1, 2024 | homestolove.com.au | Jessica Bellef

Vineyards, grasslands, alpine forests and historic rural townships converge in the North Canterbury region of New Zealand’s South Island, where you’ll find Saddlewood, a picturesque, 119-hectare property owned by Anita Todd, 58, and her husband Richard, 61. In the 1960s, a bachelor with an artistic eye built Saddlewood’s homestead in the vision of an elegant English estate, and he carved out a garden to match.
A Contemporary Country Home In A Southern Highlands Village

Jun 24, 2024 | homestolove.com.au | Jessica Bellef

The secret to life, Beth Macdonald suggests, is in slowing down and finding joy in the little moments. “Living in the country has given me clarity on those small moments which are actually what you remember in the end,” says the popular blogger and online store co-owner who lives in Burrawang, a pretty village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, where the Gundungurra and Tharawal people are the traditional custodians of the land.
A Colourful Japanese-Inspired Bungalow in Blackwood

May 14, 2024 | homestolove.com.au | Jessica Bellef

Who lives here: Miriam McWilliam and her husband, Hamish, with their children: Atlas, four, and Sunday, two; plus a 13-year-old cavoodle. Style of home: A bland brick 1990s home that’s now a vision of organic Japanese-style calm. Location: Blackwood in Victoria, on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung people. Timeline: Ten months of planning kicked off in early 2022, followed by a four-month renovation.
A Refurbished Weatherboard Cottage In Leura, NSW

Apr 23, 2024 | homestolove.com.au | Jessica Bellef

“It’s my joy to bring a home to life,” says Nonnie Aldridge, a property stylist who lives in the mountain village of Leura, 100 kilometres west of Sydney, on Dharug land. Contrary to the cookie-cutter aesthetic often associated with real-estate styling, Nonnie creates inviting spaces that feel lived-in and loved.