When Melinda Jones and her partner, Mark Ambrose, purchased their Remuera, Auckland, property 16 years ago, it bore almost no resemblance to the light, bright, easy-living home it is today. “The walls were all shocking pink with aqua accents and there were about 20 chandeliers – everywhere you looked there was a chandelier,” Melinda recalls.
The elaborate lighting is long gone along with the carpet that entirely covered up the home’s macrocarpa flooring. The bare boards, restored by the couple to their original form, now bring a modern touch to the single-level 1960s weatherboard. While the floorplan isn’t large, the space still comfortably fits two lounges, three bedrooms and two bathrooms, with a granite-benchtop kitchen and a courtyard at the rear which is perfect for entertaining, surrounded as it is…
