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Step inside a grand Victorian home in the hills of Mount Macedon
Home interior designer Charlotte Coote describes her family’s 16-acre property as a “sensory overload”.
By Heather Nette King
The home
Marnarnie, a grand weatherboard home set on 16 hectares in Mount Macedon. Built in 1890, it includes a pool, grass tennis court and garden house.
Who lives here
Interior designer Charlotte Coote of Coote & Co, with husband Geordie Taylor, a nurseryman, their daughters Sybil, 9, Francesca, 7, and Daphne, 6, plus Bobby the Labrador.
What we did
After initial painting, furnishing and decorating, says Charlotte, “last year we converted an unused garage into a large country-style kitchen, powder room, flower room and drying room”.
My favourite room
“I love looking out to the morning light on the mountains from our bedroom.”
The ’hood
“It’s a sensory overload – I adore the clean mountain air, and its earthy, fern-like aroma, the sound of running water, the way the trees move, the sound of the birds in the daytime and the frogs in the evening.”
Future plans
“To redesign the west wing into a significant suite, with a bedroom, bathroom and dressing room overlooking the summer house, pool and garden.”
Best advice
“Own and love your look; that way it will never date.”
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