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Who lives here Lifestyle journalist Heidi Mortlock, who designed and decorated the house, with her husband Vinnie Stander, a finance director, and son Sebastian, two.

Style of home Late-1800s colonial weatherboard with a contemporary overhaul.

Location Sydney’s inner west, traditional land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.

The couple renovated from March 2021 to October 2021, partly during lockdown.

lobe-trotting journalist Heidi Mortlock was living in Holland when she learnt a Dutch word, . “It has no direct English translation, but embraces

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