This is now the sunniest of homes – filled with natural light and reclaimed timber, it embraces organic style and sustainability. But when Claire and Tim bought the 1950s weatherboard in Melbourne’s north-east 11 years ago, its most positive attributes were the large parcel of land and its easy proximity to the neighbourhood village.
“The house itself was pretty basic and poorly insulated,” says Claire. “It had very few north-facing windows to the back garden,
