Australian Home Beautiful

Coastal Chic

“WE LOVE THE excitement and adventure CREATING A NEW HOME BRINGS”

Not everyone dreams of finding a forever home. For many renovators who have caught the fixerupper bug, the lure of revamping a property is irresistible. This was true for interior designer Janette Stritt and her husband Alex, a building designer and builder, who found a large block nestled in Sydney’s Northern Beaches that was pleading for a new life. The old house had seen better days and the garden was completely overgrown – a far cry from the sanctuary the couple

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