House BLEND

ydney couple Maddy and Sean had been home-hunting in the city’s inner west for six months when the fates suddenly aligned. It was early 2017 and the couple had one toddler in tow – Georgia, now five – with another baby on the way. They had just been out-bid on a property at auction and were feeling a little dejected. So, when a real-estate agent suggested they check out another house in the nearby suburb of Hurlstone Park, they were initially reluctant. “We hadn’t even heard of Hurlstone Park so we almost didn’t go, but we went along and found this