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Colette Dinnigan and her husband Bradley Cocks are set to implement grand plans as international boutique tourism operators.
Underpinned by their popular decor style, they got their start with their two cottages at Milton on the NSW South Coast, but now see glamourous international horizons.
They have secured a 400 year old Puglia, Italy farmhouse (above) which they will be converting into an luxury airbnb offering after its restoration.
It was one of 20 prospective homes they spotted when they spent their year in Italy as suiting their new-found brief.
Puglia is popular with English tourists.
Their yet to be launched Bespoke Homes website suggests they have also quietly picked up a 1915 Darling Point offering which could headline the local rental offerings.
The home was recently listed through Ben Collier at The Agency off market with $6.5 million hopes.
With secluded garden oasis swimming pool, it was once owned by another fashionista legend, Maggie Taberrer paid $710,000 in 1987 and sold four years later for $1.16 million.
Dinnigan, who this month was awarded an AO, is now concentrating on interiors and property development with Cocks.
She reckons the world of interiors is not too dissimilar to fashion.
"It’s about colour, textiles — but it’s something you can do without being on a program like Paris Fashion Week,’’ Dinnigan advised recently.
This article first appeared in the Sunday Telegraph.
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Colette Dinnigan secures 400 year old Puglia, Italy farmhouse

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It's a long shot, but the Kerrigan's home from the 1997 film, The Castle, could be saved from demolition by its “social significance”. 
The Kerrigans’ Castle, which the Herald Sun described as arguably Australian film’s most recognisable home, went <a href="https://www.domain.com.au/3-dagonet-street-strathmore-vic-3041-10654818" target="_blank">on the market recently for a new tenant</a>.
But it then emerged the Strathmore home, in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, faces the wrecking ball.
The owner advised she is considering demolishing the famed house towards the end of next year, citing ongoing maintenance issues.
“I know it’s sad, but the home is going downhill and it’s just taking too much to maintain,” owner Vicki Cosentino told News Corp Australia. She is prepared to see the house relocated away from its airport neighbourhood.
The classic Australian film of 1997 celebrates the triumph of the Kerrigans over the impending compulsory acquisition.
“This is not a house, it’s a home," was how the status was put in the High Court proceedings.
The house at 3 Dagonet Street attracts visitors knocking on the door and asking to speak to Darryl.
Set next to an airport, it was up for rental at<a href="https://www.domain.com.au/3-dagonet-street-strathmore-vic-3041-10654818" target="_blank"> $380 per week</a>.
Moonee Valley City Council confirmed a planning application for the construction of two dwellings was lodged in late May.
But National Trust (Victoria) senior community advocate Felicity Watson said there was “certainly an argument” that the house had “social significance” because of its role in The Castle.
She said “social significance for pop culture associations” had previously helped Victorian properties earn heritage protection, namely Hanging Rock and the set of 1986 film Dogs in Space, 18 Berry St in Richmond — but these places also had historical or architectural value.
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Heritage protection mooted for airport house from The Castle film facing demolition

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A humble 1854 farmhouse in St Kilda has been listed for sale at 34 Waterloo Crescent.
It ranks as one of the oldest original residences in Melbourne, completed just 19 years after settlement.
The heritage protected, time capsule captures colonial Australian life, its only bathroom, with shower and loo, all outside.
Vendors Tom and Julie, who bought the cottage in 1989, are moving to Tasmania. 
The back of the house faces the street because, when it was built, Melbourne was farmland, and the property looked out to the ocean.
<a href="https://www.realestateview.com.au/Real-Estate/34-waterloo-crescent-st-kilda/Property-Details-buy-residential-9662152" target="_blank">The 34 Waterloo Crescent house</a> is tipped to fetch around $1 million.
The home goes to auction November 8 through Pride Real Estate agent Nicole Prime.
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