Belle

Colour Burst

Packed with personality and panache, this house is a masterclass in how to transplant a vibrant contemporary heart into a stately heritage property. No surprise that this is the family home of interior designer Andrew Parr, award-winning director of SJB Interiors who is renowned for his innovative work on hospitality and residential projects. His dexterity with colour and his eye for collectable furniture is on full display here with extra flamboyance coming by way of a head-turning art collection.

The 1870s Victorian Italianate-style villa, a subdivision of the original Charnwood mansion in St Kilda,

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