Dream home renovation: How a house rescued from demolition became a labor of love
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Simon and Kathrina Johnson at their home in Holland Park, which they spent years renovating and are now selling. Image: AAP/Josh Woning.
THE ‘for sale’ sign read: ‘a little hard work and a good imagination’.
Fifteen years later, Simon and Kathrina Johnson can attest the property at 24 Arnold St, Holland Park, needing a lot more than that.
“They were literally going to bulldoze the house as they couldn’t sell it because it was in such a bad state,” Mr Johnson said.
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The bulldozer was booked in for the Wednesday and the Johnsons made