“It’s funny – we moved to Brisbane, but ended up buying a Melbourne-style house. It’s very much like an old workers’ cottage.”
CLAIRE RITCHIE AND DEAN ROMEO bought their house before they’d even set foot in it. “One of our really good friends went to the viewing and FaceTimed us,” Dean says. “We trusted her, and we were just like, ‘Let’s do it, it feels right.’”
“We look for a vibe in a home more than anything – something that’s got a good feel, a good energy to it – and this place had that,” says Claire.
Luckily, their instincts were spot-on, and the pair have been living in the 1950s house in Brighton, Queensland, for three years, with their two daughters, Mila
