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s a general rule, “worldly” and “refined” are adjectives rarely attached to the humble barn house, but this family home in Byron Bay is the exception to the rule. Consisting of two dwellings — a main house and a granny flat — set on a sloping block, Byron Bay Barns is the brainchild of Tim Sharpe, who owns both the property and Sharpe Design Construct, a professional home-building

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