The Bassike fashion designer Deborah Sams and her husband Toby have upgraded homes in Avalon.
The couple have settled on Leontine, the grand 1930s California-style hacienda modelled in the Spanish Colonial tradition. It cost $4.73 million through LJ Hooker agent David Watson.
The 1630 sqm estate has been recently restored with a five bedroom home along with a wet-deck heated pool.
They sold their redundant Whale Beach Road designer digs after dropping the price to $2.2 million having initially sought $2.5 million to $2.75 million for the 2011 Kelvin Ho-designed home.
The couple’s Blueys Beach holiday home is under construction having bought a beachfront block two year ago for $975,000.
This article first appeared in the Daily Telegraph.