Australian House & Garden

The white move

Trusting your instincts can sometimes lead to such brilliant outcomes that you almost can’t believe you were about to take a different fork in the road. That’s how the owners of this oceanfront home in Perth feel.

A few years ago, they began renovating part of the house they had lived in for about 30 years. “It was a Tuesday night and the builders had already pulled down the front section of the house,” recalls the homeowner. “My wife

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