Australian House & Garden

5 MINUTES WITH SANDY McKINLEY

Telll us about the guest accommodation at Acre of Roses.

Rob and I designed it together, with guidance from interior decorator Belle Hemming of Belle Bright Projects. We wanted an eclectic Hamptons-meetscountry feel. The Miner’s Cottage has two guestrooms – The Chinoiserie Room and The Fornasetti Room – plus kitchen/dining/ living room, an open-air cinema and a cedar hot tub. The Potting Shed is similar in style but smaller, with a studio-apartment layout.

It was important to us to have spaces with plenty of natural light,

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