FLIP SIDE

A Sydney designer took just a year to transform a dark, dreary 1980s house into a light and airy home that turned a handsome profit

WORDS JOANNE HAWKINS

cheat sheet Who lived here Kristy Spencer, an interior designer, and her two sons: Blake Spiteri, 18, and Seth Spiteri, 16. Style of home A three-bedroom 1980s house that’s been reworked internally and given a contemporary makeover. Location Jamisontown in the City of Penrith, western Sydney, traditional land of the Darug Nation. After buying in late 2019, Kristy used the three-month settlement period to redesign the house and apply for approvals. The renovation took a year and the property sold in May 2021. Kristy paid $570,000 for the home and had a budget of $300,000 for the renovation. She sold it for $1.2 million. After renovating an old weatherboard cottage near NSW’s Blue Mountains, interior designer and professional house flipper Kristy Spencer went hunting for her next project. With the three property Ps firmly in mind…

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