COME ON OVER

Space for family and friends to hang out was an important consideration when a sociable couple renovated their heritage home

WORDS JOANNE HAWKINS

As one of the founders of hospitality group Sand Hill Road, Tom Birch’s working life revolves around restoring rundown heritage pubs and turning them into some of Melbourne’s most-loved venues. So, it wasn’t at all surprising that an older home with the potential to be transformed into something more modern – while still celebrating its past – was top of mind in 2013 when he was house hunting with wife Georgie. They found what they were looking for in a classic red-brick Edwardian villa set on a roomy 878-square-metre block in Melbourne’s leafy eastern suburbs. With its decorative cornices, high ceilings and leadlight windows, it wouldn’t have looked out of place in a period drama. At that time, Tom and Georgie were living in a tiny worker’s cottage in inner-city Richmond,…

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Inside Out (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2022

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