CHEAT SHEET
Who lives here Nicole Lenord, interior decorator, weaver and stylist at Lunatiques; her husband Derek Leddie, a performance-based mindset expert; their son Crusoe, 14; and Chai, an eight-year-old cocker spaniel. Derek’s older children — Dyon, 23, and Alura, 20 — live nearby.
Style of home A three-bedroom apartment in Woolloomooloo’s historic Finger Wharf development with views over Sydney Harbour.
After buying the apartment in 2004, Nicole and Derek embarked on a major renovation, reconfiguring the floor plan and exposing the space’s original features. In 2020, the couple redecorated the ‘tired’ apartment.
Their most recent renovations cost approximately $200,000.
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The apartment has low VOCs throughout, thanks to natural materials and repurposed items such as shutters and floorboards; wool carpets; and natural stone. The sofa was reupholstered and the cushions made by Nicole. New…
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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2021