Australian House & Garden

SILVER LININGS

When the owners of this heritage home on Sydney’s Lower North Shore first approached interior designer Ioanna Lennox, their brief was relatively small and uncomplicated: update the kitchen and design a new laundry/powder room on the ground floor.

However, when the powder room’s ceiling was opened up, a huge leak became apparent and a structural beam was found to have completely corroded. “It seems the waterproofing in the main bathroom above hadn’t been done properly,” says

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