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Jul 13, 2021
4 minutes
PHOTOGRAPHY SIMON DEVITT
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SHARON STEPHENSON
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Moving from an elegant six-bedroom villa with two living spaces and oodles of character into a garage sounds like the stuff of nightmares. But for Dee Johnston, it’s worked out remarkably well.
It helps that the “garage” in question was converted into a compact and stylish three-bedroom house 22 years ago, and that the furniture and artwork Dee has been collecting for years easily made the transition.
Dee, whose company Plain and Simple supplies New Zealand-made organic cotton and merino babywear, sold her villa in Karori, Wellington, in 2019, after separating from her husband.
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