Inside Out

CIRCLE BACK

What do you do when you’re renovating a property as a couple and have vastly different interior styles? It’s a problem many people face. The answer for Sarah and Peter Vidotto was to find a house that could accommodate both of their tastes – her desire for an older home rich in period detail, and his love of modern, cutting-edge design.

After many years of living in Vietnam – where Peter established the iconic Sailing Club beach bar in Nha Trang in 1994 – and then Phuket, the Vidottos decided they wanted to return to Peter’s hometown of Melbourne in 2018 so their three children could finish their schooling in

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