WORDS NATALIE FLAUM PHOTOS LAWRENSON & GREBBY
The front of the property is designed to match the original building; a new garage and porch entrance increase the original size by half
After 30 years of living in a large Victorian villa, with their children now grown up, design consultants Tania and Donald Stewart felt it was time to downsize. “We were rattling around in a large six-bedroom property, on the verge of despair because we couldn’t find a suitable house on the market in our area,” says Tania. “This was until I noticed a little lodge for sale.” She immediately got on the phone and arranged a viewing.