When they pulled up outside the home, open for inspection.”Damian took one look from the car and said,’No way’.” |
For Britt, who grew up in California, it was love at first sight when she and Damian discovered the picturesque coastal pocket in northern NSW. It had the same “where-the-farm-meets-the-sea feel” she fondly associated with her own childhood in a small, close-knit town on the US West Coast.
The home they found, however, was not as appealing! A purple exterior embellished with corrugated steel offered little street appeal. What prompted them to take a closer look was the sizeable flat block and its proximity to the beach. With good bones, abundant natural light and scope for Damian to landscape and indulge his green thumb, within a week they had put in an offer. “We’d renovated before and Damian grew up on the tools alongside his dad Derek, who’s a builder, so I knew what we were capable of,” explains Britt of their plans for a thorough renovation. Over six months, Damian and his dad worked in tandem to overhaul every zone, improving functionality to suit the family.
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