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Who lives here A couple and their four school-aged children.

Style of home Two 1930s weatherboard cottages in Newcastle that became one.

The owners started planning the project in mid-2016 and obtained council approval a year later. Work began in mid-2018 and took 12 months to complete.

urchasing two handsome weatherboard cottages side by side was part of a long-term plan for these homeowners in Newcastle, NSW. Starting a family in one, they would rent out the other, eventually combining them when their kids needed

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