Lisa Sheils lives with her family in a carnival of colour on Victoria’s Mornington peninsula. A texting typo for XOXO from her husband, Mike, changed her name to Coco.
Leanne Duxbury lives with her family in an oasis in Melbourne’s southeast. Her sister’s kids couldn’t pronounce her name, so they called her Lamb. This is Lamb’s story.
A relocated Queenslander in the hills behind Queensland’s sunshine coast is the perfect location for a new direction for an English family.
A new-age beach shack with a seventies vibe on the NSW south coast provides the perfect recipe for relaxation for a Canberra family.
Rupert and Henny Haworth-booth’s 18th-century cottage has been extended, yet retains its period charm to make a perfect Christmas setting.
Colourful and quaint, the boatsheds and bathing boxes of Bayside Melbourne have been part of Victoria’s history for more than a century.
An old Adelaide Hills cream and butter factory survived an arson attempt to become a charming family home.
A splendid weekend in the country opened a whole new chapter in the lives of this Braidwood couple, Greg and Kerry Schneider.
When Debra and Anthony Williams’ children came along there was no question they wanted to return to their hometown of Mildura.
A young Brisbane family has taken the plunge, put in the hard yards and transformed a grand old historic home, giving it a new lease on life.
Hugh and Gendy Parry Okeden have created an enviable work-life balance in a bucolic setting on Sydney’s outskirts.
They say that true love always triumphs. Graham Higgins is lucky enough to have seen the prophecy come true twice.
An encounter at a picnic meeting culminated in the restoration of one of Fleurieu Peninsula’s homesteads.
The best of country and beach living, a love of fresh produce and plenty of space for their many commercial coffee machines drew this family to an old house perched above Port Phillip Bay.
Fine architectural foundations, a talent for project management and diy, and access to dental tools have all contributed to this character-laden renovation of a classic Queenslander.