Australian House & Garden

A GREAT ESCAPE

“It’s a city person’s version of ‘country’ – supremely comfortable, with a sprinkling of glamour.”
DAVID NOVAK-PIPER

“It felt like we were on our own version of ,” says Neale Whitaker, laughing, of the one-bedroom guesthouse he and his partner, David Novak-Piper, recently completed on their property on the NSW South Coast. Jokes aside, it’s been a labour of love for the couple, particularly given that construction happened during a period of unprecedented rain – “the year of mud,” as Neale

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