Australian House & Garden

Sophie Holt

“My mother collected Amish quilts that she would hang on the walls, along with brass fireman helmets that went up the stairs.”

in Melbourne with stables out the back. My mother, Caroline, had an incredible eye and decorated in such a distinct way. Laura Ashley wallpaper was a thing then and she also

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