Australian House & Garden

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“We fell in love with this house from the moment we stepped through the front door,” says Karen, the owner of this fabulous five-bedroom Federation beauty on Sydney’s Lower North Shore. “It was everything we needed. It had great bones, felt spacious, functional and homely, and was well located for our family.”

Karen and her husband Matt – who share the home with their children Lily, 18, Will, 16, Maya, 13, Madi, 10, and Bonnie the groodle – had embarked on

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