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Jan 16, 2025 | 
homebeautiful.com.au | Sue Wheeler
There are many tips to be taken from the enchanting interiors of this home on the South Coast of NSW, but perhaps the overriding one is ‘never judge a book by its cover’. Set to a soundtrack of birds and breaking surf, this classic coastal weatherboard belies the wonders inside: sophisticated yet homely interiors, boasting a treasure trove of colours and patterned fabrics that turn typical ‘beach house’ style on its head.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
homebeautiful.com.au | Sue Wheeler
For most people, the Christmas rush involves last-minute shopping and menu preparations, but in December 2021, owner-builder Alicia and her electrician husband Ian were racing to get their new home built in time for festive family fun. “I promised our two daughters that we’d be in the house before Santa came,” says Alicia, who worked during the wee hours to meet the deadline.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
homestolove.com.au | Sue Wheeler
If a happy home is one that’s both comfortable and functional with spaces that flow and feel connected, then this four bedroom house on Sydney’s Lower North Shore needed some serious cheering up. Built in the ’70s, its awkward floorplan and dated interiors didn’t tick many boxes, but the owners couldn’t go past its covetable location.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
homebeautiful.com.au | Sue Wheeler
Painting a pre-loved piece of furniture to give it a new lease on life (and save it from landfill) is pretty simple. Painting a chair is a great weekend project – follow our step-by-step where we show you how to get this gorgeous result. We used Porter’s Revive paint, which has a satin look and a handy built-in wax finish (so it doesn’t require an additional topcoat).
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May 2, 2024 | 
homebeautiful.com.au | Sue Wheeler
A bathroom is one of the most expensive rooms in your house to renovate, so nailing what it takes to create a sensational sanctuary can feel slightly daunting (let’s face it, once those tiles are up there’s no looking back). There’s a lot to consider: How to design a bathroom that stands the test of time? Can a shower be too big? And wallpaper. Yes or no?
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
homestolove.com.au | Sue Wheeler
A simple brief to reinvent a four-bedroom, plain Jane house as a “light and welcoming” luxury holiday rental gave Maria Villa, of design studio Villa+Villa, free rein to create a “contemporary and eclectic” home on Sydney’s Lower North Shore, an alchemy of luxe and comfort that promises the perfect escape. “As a holiday home it obviously had to be a relaxing place to stay, and while it’s sophisticated, with guests coming and going, it needed to be liveable and not precious,” says Maria.
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Feb 4, 2024 | 
homestolove.com.au | Tom Ferguson |Sue Wheeler
When stylist Victoria Montano viewed this harbourside home in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, she knew instantly that its arches and dusky pink Mediterranean exterior would be the perfect setting to unleash the ideas that had been percolating in her head for years. “I was raring like a bull at a gate to renovate,” says Victoria, who moved here with her husband and young son in 2016.
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
homestolove.com.au | Sue Wheeler |Tom Ferguson
When stylist Victoria Montano viewed this harbourside home in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs, she knew instantly that its arches and dusky pink Mediterranean exterior would be the perfect setting to unleash the ideas that had been percolating in her head for years. "I was raring like a bull at a gate to renovate," says Victoria, who moved here with her husband and young son in 2016.
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Nov 8, 2023 | 
homestolove.com.au | Sue Wheeler |Anson Smart |Jack Milenkovic
Fifteen years ago, while visiting her in-laws in Nelson Bay, NSW, avid real-estate window shopper Susan found herself at an open inspection for a property well beyond her price range. "Not that we were even looking for a house, but I was intrigued," she recalls. The agent suggested Susan and husband Ken view a more affordable home nearby.
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
homebeautiful.com.au | Natalie Hunfalvay |Sue Wheeler
When seasoned house flippers Melinda Hartwright and her husband Tom discovered a ‘renovator’s delight’ for sale in their hometown of Bowral, NSW, it was music to their ears. Crying out for a refresh, the 1880s heritage weatherboard suited the interior designer’s timeless-with-a-twist style perfectly.
