Australian House & Garden

Balancing act

“THE AIM WAS TO CREATE MORE USEABLE SPACE AND TO CONNECT INSIDE AND OUT.”
Brooke Aitken, architect

nita and Sam came to the renovation of their home in Sydney’s inner west with very different design ideas – Anita prefers a decorative aesthetic; Sam is very much a minimalist. But there was one thing they agreed on: they wanted a beautiful and liveable family home they could share with their children Henry, 13, Zoe, 11, and Charlotte, eight. “We didn’t want an

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