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MAJOR DETAILS

Secrets reveal themselves in their own time at this home in Sandringham, Auckland — little quirks in the design that you might only catch a glimpse of when you’re opening a blind, kicking back on a window seat or playing with the dog in the garden. Switch on the indoor/ outdoor sound system concealed within the walls and you’re in for another surprise.

“There are so many well-finished details that you can’t take them all in in one gulp,” says homeowner James White.

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