Australian House & Garden

All hands on deck

“I’LL HAPPILY MIX ACCESSIBLE PIECES WITH DESIGNER FURNISHINGS IF IT HELPS ME ACHIEVE THE LOOK I WANT.” KYLIE HOLLAND, OWNER

Before closing the deal on this inner-Melbourne home in 2006, Kylie Holland and her photographer husband Martyn had already been outbid on seven properties. “We had moved back from the UK and wanted to live in the inner city but the real-estate market was going gangbusters and we were constantly missing out,” says Kylie. “We kept seeing the same people at

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