Insta-famous house hits the market

INFLUENCER Courtney Adamo and her husband Michael are selling their historic Bangalow home, with price expectations of more than $2.8 million.

The mother of five, who has 263,000 followers on Instagram, said it was a difficult decision to make, but after spending six years renovating they were itching to embark on a new project in the town.

“We really enjoy finding and restoring homes with potential to become great family homes,” she said. “Our family is growing – our eldest has already moved out and gone to university in Hawaii and our second son will graduate high school this year.”

The four-bedroom house has appeared in photo shoots for companies such as homewares brand Bed Threads and in various style magazines around the world. It will also feature in a book the couple co-wrote called The Family Home, which will be published by Hardie Grant in September.

The Adamos bought the house in 2018 after 12 years living in London and a year of travel, which saw them fall in love with Bangalow after a six-week stint there.

Attracted by the early-1900s home’s high ceilings, original floorboards, panelled walls and old wooden windows, the pair undertook a major renovation to make it more suitable for their family, adding an ensuite bathroom, built-in bunk beds in one of the bedrooms and a garden studio.

They also swapped the position of the kitchen and bathroom so they could have a large, shaker-style kitchen at the rear of the house leading out to the garden.

“We tried to honour the heritage of the house, so we chose a lot of traditional fixtures like taps, tiles, baths and lighting that complement the home,” said Ms Adamo, who also offers online parenting courses.

“We kept and restored all the original windows and doors. I’d say the house feels like a modern version of a traditional home.”

The house is listed through Dodds Real Estate, with expressions of interest closing on February 12.