Australian House & Garden

THE GOOD LIFE

Butterland, located in the little town of Newstead, Victoria, has a very distinctive personality. These days, it’s the inviting home of florist Katie Marx, her furniture maker/builder partner, Greg Hatton, and their daughters Hazel and Minnie. But hints of the property’s butter-factory heritage abound too.

Out the front, under original signage, there’s a chair made from

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