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LIGHTN ESS of BEING

Embracing their new-found enthusiasm for entertaining, the owners of this recently renovated home in Melbourne’s Armadale give full credit to interior designer Carole Whiting for the change in their lifestyle. “We never thought of ourselves as very social people nor frequent entertainers,” says owner Lucy, “but the house is now so warm and inviting and easy that every weekend we seem to have guests over.”

It’s a far cry from the c1901 house they bought in 2019. Lucy and her husband George loved the generous size of the property, the front

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