Australian House & Garden

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Some people take walks to clear their head. Others, such as the owners of this waterfront apartment on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, pound the pavement and make major life decisions. Kirsty had just returned to Australia after living in New York and San Francisco, and, with her partner Peter, was redesigning a two-storey, four-bedroom house in a quiet suburb – that she had owned for years – with interior designer Julieanne Henry at the helm.

“We were a few months into that process, then one day Kirsty and Peter

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