Little wonder
Gazing at it now, you’d never guess it was a roller-coaster ride to the finish for this updated cottage in the Toowoomba suburb of Newtown. It took a pair of talented renovators to see past the home’s dilapidated state, navigate the project through a pandemic and unveil the prettiest swan in town.
“We injected sympathetic heritage pieces to create warmth, including a 100-year-old fireplace mantel”
“We were actually driving to an open home and passed a small ‘For Sale’ sign out the front of this forgotten cottage,” recalls Nelson Marino-Hall, who heads up The Reno Lads with husband Baden. Despite the century-old property’s shabby appearance, the couple couldn’t resist doubling
