Heritage home renewed on Macedon Ranges: photos

By Marina WilliamsJan. 13, 2015, 9 a.m.

An 1880s Victorian house in the Macedon Ranges becomes the 'ideal home' for two keen renovators.

A Victorian house in the Macedon Ranges is lovingly restored. Photo: LIZ FLEMING.

A rundown Victorian property in the Macedon Ranges has been given a new lease of life thanks to the deft touch of a retired Melbourne couple.

Situated well off the main highway and nestled on a high spot on the southern side of the ranges, the historic house had good bones. But it had been untouched for decades by the previous - and original - owners when these keen renovators took it on as their latest project.

The oldest house we have fully renovated was from the1820s in Tasmania - now you can't get much earlier than that, says one half of the couple, who are a renovating powerhouse after having restored multiple homes in Victoria and Tasmania.

Family photos and artworks adorn the walls of the original hallway. Photo: LIZ FLEMING.

Family photos and artworks adorn the walls of the original hallway. Photo: LIZ FLEMING.

An original archway, door frames and lead light windows were in good order. Photo: LIZ FLEMING.

A wall of windows transitions the old to the new in the Macedon Ranges farmhouse. Photo: LIZ FLEMING.

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Heritage home renewed on Macedon Ranges: photos