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Remaking History

be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” This famous phrase by William Morris, founder of the Arts and Crafts movement, aptly describes the approach of Lisa Ford and Craig Leech in relation to their house in Newtown, Sydney. “Everything is beautiful in a sensible, purposeful way,” says Lisa. And like the philosophy of Arts and Crafts, the alteration and addition to their 1880s cottage celebrates materials, honest construction, nature and sunlight. It also respects the

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