Australian House & Garden

Sporty SPICE

A hot- pink front door is both bold and beautiful. It’s a fitting entrance for the consulting rooms of breast-care specialist, Dr Chantel Thornton. She says she chose the bright colour because it radiates strength, courage, positive energy, and happiness.

The consulting rooms are located in a magnificent double-storey terrace built in the 1880s. Original features abound: stained-glass windows, ornate architraves and cornices, and fireplaces

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