Australian Country Homes

LIVING HISTORY

This stately, historic residence has had life breathed into it by Susan and John Gallagher and their sons Jack, Stirling and Lachlan. They have taken a property that may have had the tendency to appear too austere or imposing to comfortably suit a busy growing family, and turned it into a warm and inviting home.

In 2010, the Gallagher family found themselves rapidly outgrowing their previous home in Brisbane’s inner-city suburb of Paddington.

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