At home in the Hills

There are some houses money can’t buy. The Adelaide Hills home Glenda Dunlop shares with her husband, Paul Vivian, is a classic case in point. For sure, the late-19th-century bluestone cottage had loads of character thanks to its age and original features. But it wouldn’t be half the showpiece it is if it weren’t for Glenda and Paul’s eye for quirky roadside finds and ability to sift the wheat from the chaff in bric-a-brac and antique stores.

In a sense the house found Glenda, as she was hired by its previous owner to maintain the garden while he was doing it up for sale. She’d given up a long career