Before & After: An Architect’s Verdant Victorian Home Makes the Most of Every Inch
Blank Canvas Architects preserves the Victorian facade of a Port Melbourne home while introducing a seamless backyard connection and a drool-worthy laundry room.
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Before moving into her Victorian-style, heritage home in a dense Port Melbourne neighborhood, Blank Canvas Architects principal Cecilia Yuan made some quick cosmetic changes to the interior, which had been remodeled by a previous owner. "When we first bought the house in 2011, it had a very quaint country cottage style, which didn't suit us," says Yuan.
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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