Monochrome magic
As Rachel Hunter said, it won’t happen overnight, but it will happen. And so it was for Josie Sutherland and Darren Tolley when creating their ideal family home in Auckland. It took 12 years, in fact, and many, many renovation projects but the end result has been worth it.
Josie stumbled across the three-bedroom villa in Balmoral in 2009 by chance. She spied the open home flags while driving between other open homes and took the opportunity to duck in for a look.
“As soon as I walked in, it felt like home – it had a warm and happy vibe. I remember being so excited about finding it, but it was the double garage that swung it for Darren,” Josie recalls.
Renovation projects
The first thing on the long list of work was to replace the roof and put in a ventilation system. They fixed the rotten back deck, put in loft insulation and spent many weekends painting the rooms, then
