Dovercourt: the Toowong Colonial That Dreams Are Made Of

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!

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

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...
Kangaroo Point Queenslander

Kangaroo Point Queenslander

Today I wanted to share another one of my favourite Queenslanders with you. Like Warham Place, the beautiful Queenslander in Ipswich with that glorious living room that I shared last week, this Kangaroo Point Queenslander needs some TLC but has the bones of a grand...
Bardon Beauty Wows

Bardon Beauty Wows

This Bardon Beauty is spectacular. It has had an extensive renovation that elevates this home to another level. This is the photo that sold this house for me. It’s absolutely divine. Here is the home before all of the renovations. The exterior has stayed mainly...
Fairytale Spring Hill Cottage

Fairytale Spring Hill Cottage

This storybook Spring Hill cottage is an absolute delight. Prior to the most recent sale in 2019, this cottage was sold in 2012. Below is the exterior photo from the 2012 listing. What a difference! The removal of the palm trees (and that enormous cycad, which could...