L E UR A NSW HOME
The long delays, a few troubles with contract tradies
and then ultim and then ultimately spending all their budget took its ately spending all their budget took its
toll. “Wtoll. “When we didn’t have enough to finish off the job, hen we didn’t have enough to finish off the job,
it was heartbreaking and it was an incredibly hard timit was heartbreaking and it was an incredibly hard time e
ememotionally. I had this primotionally. I had this primal urge to be in the house al urge to be in the house
but we couldn’t finish it!” says Kasturi.but we couldn’t finish it!” says Kasturi.
The couple’s famThe couple’s family helped get themily helped get them back on track back on track
and finally, in Mand finally, in March this year, Simarch this year, Simon and Kasturi on and Kasturi
mmoved into their five-bedroomoved into their five-bedroom, two-bathroom, two-bathroom hom home e
(com(complete with a double garage and workshop). plete with a double garage and workshop).
The homThe home takes full advantage of the block, cleverly e takes full advantage of the block, cleverly
orientated to capture natural light while also morientated to capture natural light while also maintaining aintaining
full privacy. The lounge roomfull privacy. The lounge room is a gathering space with is a gathering space with
a freestanding fireplace as a centrepoint. “Sima freestanding fireplace as a centrepoint. “Simon wanted on wanted
it to be gas because he’d already grown up having to chop it to be gas because he’d already grown up having to chop
and gather wood as a kid. But I felt that the life we wanted and gather wood as a kid. But I felt that the life we wanted
was one where you had to put the phone down and be in the was one where you had to put the phone down and be in the
mmomoment, and if that ment, and if that means we’re chopping wood, so be it!” eans we’re chopping wood, so be it!”
Now ensconced in their dreamNow ensconced in their dream hom home, Sime, Simon and on and
Kasturi are tapping into the local comKasturi are tapping into the local commmunity delighting unity delighting
in artisanal food, farmin artisanal food, farmers’ mers’ markets and a real sense of arkets and a real sense of
comcommmunity. “The munity. “The magic of the area hasn’t disappeared agic of the area hasn’t disappeared
with timwith time,” she says. “Discovering all the local secrets e,” she says. “Discovering all the local secrets
and mand making this place our homaking this place our home is the adventure e is the adventure
I dreamI dreamed it would be.”ed it would be.”
Kasturi and SimKasturi and Simon now offer their homon now offer their home as accome as accommmodation. odation.
For mFor more informore information, visit wrenandwhippet.comation, visit wrenandwhippet.com.au.au
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