The Moments That Make It Worth It

Before we were building homes and renovations for others, we were doing them for ourselves — often with a baby on the hip, paint in our hair, and a vision for what could be.

Over the years, we’d renovated a number of homes. But one project, in particular, stood out — not just because of the transformation, but because of what it meant for us personally. It was our family home, a beautiful double-storey house in the Macedon Ranges. It had good bones, but it was tired. Outdated. The kind of place that needed love and space — just like we did at that point in our lives.

In the middle of winter, with one toddler running around and another baby on the way (who arrived right in the thick of it all), we decided to go all in. We opened up the house and felt the full force of the Macedon Ranges chill — but it didn’t stop us. We extended the living area into something generous and open, a space to entertain, to host friends, to watch the kids ride their bikes through when it was too cold or wet to play outside. It became the heart of our home.

Over the next few years, we chipped away at everything. New flooring. Bathrooms pulled out and rebuilt. Dado rails installed throughout. A fresh coat of paint in every room. A large pergola added out the back. We didn’t just renovate — we poured ourselves into that house.

And just when it was finished — when we finally stood back and thought we did it — we made the tough decision to sell. As bittersweet as it was, we knew it was time. That home had been the beginning of something bigger. It was where we brought our children home, where we shared meals and milestones, and where the dream of building a business together really began.

Letting go of that house wasn’t easy. We still talk about it with so much love. But in many ways, it gave us the foundation — literally and figuratively — for what would become Rosella Homes.

That renovation changed more than just walls and layouts. It changed our lives. And it's moments like that — when homes become part of your story — that remind us why we do what we do.

Our Family Home