Australian Country Homes

POSSESSIVE CASE

Even when cloudy and raining, there’s a riot of colour and bottled sunshine at the Hoskings’ architect-designed home in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills. A clean layout and Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired lines came with the added bonus of existing outdoor infrastructure including rocks, stone walls and garden pathways. Helen and Richard Hoskings were hooked instantly. While both were running their own businesses, Helen as a caterer and Richard as the owner of a staffing agency, their worker-bee ethos

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