COTTAGE INDUSTRY

The owner of this newly opened home in Sydney has worked hard to embrace nature in her family-friendly redesign

WORDS CHRIS PEARSON

cheat sheet Who lives here Lifestyle journalist Heidi Mortlock, who designed and decorated the house, with her husband Vinnie Stander, a finance director, and son Sebastian, two. Style of home Late-1800s colonial weatherboard with a contemporary overhaul. Location Sydney’s inner west, traditional land of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. The couple renovated from March 2021 to October 2021, partly during lockdown. Globe-trotting journalist Heidi Mortlock was living in Holland when she learnt a Dutch word, gezellig. “It has no direct English translation, but embraces everything from ‘cosy’ to ‘friendly’, to general togetherness or time spent with loved ones,” she says. “I have evoked it in all my homes ever since and this house is no exception – every time I walk in the door I get a relaxed, calm feeling.” With the sunlight streaming…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2022

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