More flow, more fun

A complete overhaul of Emily and Denny’s small, dark heritage terrace in inner Sydney has improved it out of sight.

Brita Frost

HOUSE PROFILE Forest Lodge, NSW AT A GLANCE - Three-storey terrace optimised for comfortable family life - Awkward layout fixed and attic art studio created - Flow, ventilation and natural light improved - All-electric home with no need for active heating or cooling When Emily and Denny Handlin moved into their small terrace in Forest Lodge, Sydney, in 2020, they did so in full awareness that it was going to be a hard place to live in. It was dark. Nothing about the floor plan made sense, including the two sets of stairs, one at either end of the house. To get to the children’s bedroom, they had to walk through the bathroom. “We lived in the house like that for about a year before we started the renovation,” says Emily. “And it was…

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