An Ex Governer's Home Gets a Fresh New Look
This weeks tour features a US stately national treasure revived for a young family.
I love a home with history and very much believe in keeping heritage homes as they are, however we live in the 20th Century and we want our homes to reflect this especially when it comes to warmth and comfort which older homes were not built for. As I look around my own suburb, many character homes are being shifted off sections or demolished to make way for new town houses and apartment blocks. If you live in a heritage home and want to bring it up to the 20th Century, insulating walls, floors and ceilings, try to keep its charm and character intact, don't go overboard and modernise it until its unrecognisable, move house if that is your aim or we will have none of these charming homes left.
Lisa Tharp the designer behind the new interior of this ex State Governer's home has respected the importance of keeping the home's character yet understood it needs to reflect the young family that now reside there. Small windows can often make these homes seem dark and dingy, however by using a white palette for the walls, it can dramatically lighten up a space. Lisa has combined antique and modern furniture in her makeover, honouring the homes history, yet creating a charming, casual, comfortable home for its current young family.These lovely images are by photographer Michael J Lee.
Above: Painting the floorboards in a diamond effect r...
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