“With such a demanding job, the homeowner wanted a no-fuss home, calm and nurturing, with a classic, contemporary feel.”
ALEXANDRA KIDD, INTERIOR DESIGNER
While the owner of this house in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is a high-achieving professional, she admits renovating sat well outside her comfort zone. “I had never done it before and I had been looking for something that did not require any work,” she says of her house-hunting back in 2020. But, despite an intensive search, nothing fitted the bill.
Then the solo mum with a young son came upon this handsome 1880s terrace, which ticked many boxes – the leafy
