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Modern revival

The spell was cast the moment Julie Fielding caught sight of the handsome, two-storey arts and crafts house hidden from the street by a long driveway. When she stepped inside she was absolutely captivated. “I could see exactly how it could be transformed. It was obvious that the house had good bones but it needed to be modernised for the way people live now.”

The century-old house in Remuera, Auckland, was ready for a whole new

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