A renovator’s recipe

I’m not at all surprised when Fay Gamble reveals her tiny cottage in Goolwa, South Australia, is at least the seventh she has purchased, revamped and passed on. There’s no doubting her flair, creativity and experience. Walls are whitewashed with many coats, backyards are blitzed and rooms are repurposed according to their light and dimensions.

“The first cottage I spruced up was in Yankalilla,” she says. “My husband and I bought it for