Australian House & Garden

Mornington MEETS MIAMI

“I ABSOLUTELY ADORE THE STYLE OF COLONIAL HOMES. IT’S SOMETHING I’VE BEEN DRAWN TO MY WHOLE LIFE.”
Kate Walker, owner and designer

eing able to envision and conjure a bold new identity for a 40-year-old property requires imagination and daring. And both were in ample supply when designer Kate Walker reimagined this residence as her own family home on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. Drawing on her love of what she calls “Caribbean Colonial” homes, she remodelled a well-preserved, unassuming two-storey 1980s dwelling into a

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