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Before & After: An Australian Victorian Home Gets Rescued From a Bad ’70s Remodel
A careful renovation saves this Victorian home in Melbourne from losing its historical charm.
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In 2014, Steph Hegerty and her husband purchased a Victorian on Liscard Street in the Melbourne suburb of Elsternwick. The house had been so badly remodeled in the 1970s that most of its historical details were no longer visible, so the couple renovated it into a contemporary residence that’s now available for purchase through NOKK, a new property platform that brings more stock and transparency to the real estate market.
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Michele Koh Morollo
Dwell Contributor
Michele Koh Morollo is a journalist who has been writing about design, lifestyle and travel for the last twenty years.
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