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THE ROAD TO MOORABINDA IN NARRAWA, western New South Wales, winds through an undulating landscape dotted with mossy rocks, grazing sheep and sleepy towns. The bucolic scenery is so reminiscent of English and Irish countryside, it makes perfect sense that this merino farm’s restored homestead feels just as charming.

The pastoral setting inspired interior designer Penny Sheehan, 28, to embrace an English cottage feel when she took on the revamp of the four-bedroom home, owned by her partner Simon Kensit, 30. Built in 1954, the house was where Simon’s father, David, had

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