Beachside bliss

The home the couple share was taken through a major renovation by Amy before she and Stu moved in together. It had been a small, two-bedroom 1970s bach belonging to Amy’s family, occupying the back of a large section overlooking the beach – “Potential plus,” says Amy.

She redesigned it with the help of a local architect, keeping the existing roofline but changing pretty much everything else, and got stuck into the makeover in the middle of last year. Turning it from a beach shack into a four-bedroom home with a self-contained studio downstairs (which they rent out on Airbnb) and a brand-new double garage entailed an almost complete rebuild.