The past few years have been pretty hectic for fashion designer Lara Ivachev. In between pandemic lockdowns, she made the big decision to move from Melbourne down to Hobart, along with her husband, two dogs and cat – and has been busy renovating ever since.
“We kind of did it on a real whim, because we were looking for a place in Melbourne for so long – a couple years – and couldn’t find anything. Everything was just out of our price range. So we ended up being like, ‘Why don't we just have a look at Hobart? We’ve always loved Tassie.’ And