A gentle play of light and shadow, textural warmth and depth, plus the utter fabulousness of flaws and wonky bits meant that the minute Kimberley Smith stepped inside this country house, she knew it was just right for her family. “It had an amazing feel,” she says. “It could have been in France or Italy.”It wasn’t of course. This gem was tucked away in Pakaraka, a remote part of the Bay of Islands halfway between two coasts. Backed by a stand of protected bush and overlooking a big ol’ rambling garden, it felt like freedom.
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