Risen from the ashes

Rebuilding their house near Melbourne, Australia, after a fire gave Brad Nicholls and Sarah Woodhouse the chance to fix all the things they hadn’t got right the first time round

- RUTH WELSBY, KAREN WILSON, VANESSA RICHMOND

Living and dining area When the house was rebuilt, the living room was made a metre wider, with a sloping ceiling to make the seating area, which is carpeted, feel cosier. BUY THE KEY PIECES Townsend four-seater chaise sofa, £2,200, Habitat, is similar. African mud cloth wall hanging, £151, I Heart Norwegian Wood at Etsy, would work