BACK STORY

Clever structural work and a fresh interior design have created a seamless transition between old and new in this hard-working 1930s Queenslander

WORDS LAURA BARRY

When Sarah and Jared Davey acquired their house in 2010, the original home was tired and parts of it were falling down. Built nearly 100 years ago in Queensland’s Burleigh Heads, it had been renovated in the 1990s but desperately needed some attention. “We wanted to keep within the original footprint as best we could,” says Sarah. “But with a growing family of boys, we needed space and greater functionality.” Fortunately for them, Jared is a builder and Sarah a designer, so the pair were able to plan and oversee the renovation through their company, Davey Constructions, with help from building designer Stuart Osman. While they lost their spare bedroom in the redesign of the floor plan, they were able to carve out a bedroom for each of the children,…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2022

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