Australian House & Garden

PRECIOUS JEWEL

THE COURTYARD GARDEN IS AN INTIMATE ENTERTAINING SPACE AND GIVES THE HOME A RESORT FEEL.

Design and decorating have been lifelong passions for Brisbane homeowner Helen Davis. Even as a child, she loved sketching floor plans, forever fantasising about her dream house. No doubt Helen’s younger self would be impressed with the home she inhabits today: a newly renovated, multi-level beauty that unfolds and reveals itself like a jewellery box.

The journey to this point has been years in the making. Helen bought the 1990s-era, four-level townhouse (including roof terrace), in 2006.G’s Top 50 Rooms showcase in 2017. “That prompted me to reach out to him again. We reconnected and started the journey afresh,” she says.

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