PHOTO: JACKIE MEIRING/YOURHOME&GARDEN Katie’s cohesive colour palette naturally includes the kitchen, where tones of white, grey and bleached oak create a Scandinavian flavour.
A former Auckland state house has been given stylish new lease of life following a thoughtful renovation. See how this family achieved their modern makeover
Meet and greet
Katie Wilson, architecture graduate, Steve Evans, clinical director of paediatric surgery, Luca, 9, and Harley, 6.
Problem
The original foundations needed re-piling and the cement roof tiles were leaking.
There wasn’t enough room to accommodate friends and family visiting from overseas, potentially for lengthy periods.
Views of the Waitemata Harbour from the house were not being capitalised on.
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