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Two late Victorian houses have been combined into an elegant family home for a couple with adult children. Fusing the best of the past with the present, there’s a magical journey through the spaces, accented with soft lighting that animates both owners’ collections of family portraits, furniture and objets d’art.

Located on the prestigious St James Park Estate in Hawthorn, this grand Victorian home has been a number of years in the making. Reworked by award-winning architect Robert Simeoni, the brief was to create a suitable backdrop for the many family portraits edged with ornate gilded frames,

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