Pretty as a picture
Oct 21, 2020
4 minutes
Text Debbie Harrison
Photography
Sarah Rowlands
Styling
Tonia Shuttleworth
It’s not hard to understand why Ben Phillips and Brie Thomas fell in love with the property on the outskirts of Christchurch they now own. With a large established cottage garden, rambling green paddocks and an early 1900s cottage with high ceilings, it was pretty as a picture before they even started work on it. But some work was definitely needed.
“The cottage and surrounding land and gardens were in good condition thanks to the previous owner, but the cottage had suffered some earthquake damage and required a partial foundation replacement,” explains Brie. The decor of the
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