WHOLE HEARTED

Outwardly, this Sydney property ticked every box. Inside? Not so much. But thanks to a complete interior revamp, this beautiful home really does have it all...

- Georgia Madden

KITCHEN Island benchtop and splashback in Calacatta Vagli marble, Worldstone. Wall-side bench in Cartaprieta SuperWhite 13 stone composite, Stone Italiana. Joinery finished in Murobond Paints Nero (main); Axolotl Treasury Bronze (above wall-side bench) and Dulux Namadji (side panels in nook). Joinery by Debrich Custom Joinery. Yokato mixer tap, Brodware. Boiling/filtered water tap, Zip. Wolf cooktop and double oven, available from Winning Appliances. Fridge, Sub-Zero. Beetle stools, Ownworld. Oliver pendant light by SJS Interior Design, made by Artifex Interiors. Oro Luce limestone floor tiles, STS Stone. Outdoor dining table and chairs, Cosh Living.

The moment Camille set eyes on this grand five-bedroom, four-bathroom home, located on Sydney’s North Shore, in mid-2018 she knew it was the one. “I fell in love with its tree-lined driveway, huge garden and the fact it had plenty of separate spaces for my teenagers,” she says. But best of all was its northerly orientation – there’s an abundance of light all day. “I saw it on Wednesday, made an offer on Thursday and exchanged contracts on Friday – the day before the house went to auction,” she says. Shortly after, Camille, her daughter Veronique, 21, sons Marc, 19, and Anthony, 17, their spoodle Buddy and cats Stevie and Blackie moved in.