The Making of Elamang – An 1895 Victorian Era Home Preserved for Future Generations
FIRST, THANK YOU Yesterday I wrote an article about the beautiful colonial home in Toowong (“Dovercourt”), originally thinking that the home and land had been purchased by developers and that the end position would be a beautiful home surrounded by units...
Dovercourt: the Toowong Colonial That Dreams Are Made Of
An update on Dovercourt Information checked 30 October 2026 When I first wrote about Dovercourt in 2020, I was worried about what might happen to this beautiful old home and its grounds. I later learnt that the new owners intended to restore it as a family home, which...
This Crows Nest Colonial Sold for Less than $500,000!
You may remember this house in Crows Nest (Queensland), a two hour drive north east of Brisbane, from a few years ago when I posted her on my instagram account (@queenslanderhomes) In terms of a country home, she meets the brief as a colonial cottage on acreage. Not...
1800s NSW Farm House for Sale
Today’s house is an 1800s (probably late, 1800s) Farm House in NSW and this home is just as good as the acreage homestead I shared with you earlier this week in the Noosa Hinterland. The real estate listing is filled with detail, which I’ll detail in this...Shop the rooms
Ideas to borrow from Charltons: woven lighting, timber furniture and upholstered dining chairs.
Relaxed country style from the Charltons guest house, with soft cushions and natural textures.