Your Home and Garden

The light fantastic

When Selena McWilliam and Mike Austin first visited the empty 942sqm section at Botanical Heights in Taupo, they were drawn in by its beautiful vista. Its breathtaking view stretched out across the town and its surrounds, towards Lake Taupo and Mount Tauhara. The business owner and interior designer knew she wanted to wake up to this view each day; so it formed the perfect starting point upon which to build a new dwelling with daughter Jordyn, 11, in mind. After living in a bungalow in Taupo, the family was ready

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