Beautiful objects are no less of an artwork than a painting or sculpture, according to Tamsin Johnson. “They are all born of someone’s point of view, heart and mind,” she says. Such sensitivity toward an object’s true value and the ability to observe artistry in unlikely places is essential to Johnson as an interior designer and antique dealer, and it also explains why this home in Sydney’s Chiswick is standing today.
The owners, a couple with two children, sought Johnson for a short-term renovation but ultimately
