Australian House & Garden

A CLEAN slate

Some renovators will give their interior designer carte blanche to inject whimsy and drama into their home, while others need a little nudge out of their comfort zone. The owners of this home on Sydney’s Lower North Shore definitely fall into the latter camp.

After raising a big family, the couple simply wanted a practical home with a timeless Hamptons-style aesthetic in which to entertain their grown children and grandchildren.“They didn’t want anything too loud or overwhelming,” says interior designer Jacinta Woods, co-director of Woods & Warner. Fixtures and finishes had

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