Wearing a diaphanous blush-coloured skirt, Sarah breezes through her gorgeous traditional-with-a-twist home in Sydney’s east like a fairy. She decorated the home, which she shares with her husband and two children, herself, using a palette of muted greys and soft pinks. Having studied design at the National Design Academy in England, it’s little wonder she has such a deft touch with interiors...
Sarah’s eye for style is also evident in her choice of cars: a sporty 2015 Porsche Cayenne SUV and a 2016 Mercedes AMG E400, a high-performance – and rare – station wagon.
Have you always appreciated handsome design?
Yes, and I can thank both my parents for it. When I was about 10, I would spend hours reading Mum’s Architectural Digest and other homes magazines. Meanwhile, Dad was obsessed with Jaguars – he drove a gorgeous E-Type. He would drag me and my two sisters to motor shows and discuss in great detail all the cars that were there. He also insisted we knew how to drive a manual car.
Tell us about the history of this house.
This story is from the May 2020 edition of Australian House & Garden Magazine.
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