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A routine restumping transforms an old weatherboard in
inner-suburban Melbourne into a charming home.
Words VERITY CAMPBELL
Photography RHIANNON SLATTER
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Bricks dug up from the
garden were reused to extend
the rear courtyard and to
create a neat path to the front
door. Repaired and repainted
weatherboards now shelter
2.5R wall insulation, improving
the acoustic and thermal
performance of the house.
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Lucy and Darren bought the
shelving unit from Lair in Lygon St,
East Brunswick, for $600. Here it
works as a display cabinet for
Lucy’s treasures and as an
informal room partition.
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Lucy and Darren
refurbished an existing
mantelpiece. They
installed it over a stove
they bought on a
weekend visit to Bright
— a lady was selling it
outside her house for
$80.
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Lucy’s eclectic collection
of found crockery
inspires her art and adds
colour to the home.
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