Adventure, endless travel and a bohemian life are the images conjured up with any home called Gypsy River, and the reality is, hopefully, never too different. The difference here, though, is that owners Kerrie Nelson and Pete Bourke never want to escape, despite being inspired by free-spirited global style. “We dreamt this place together,” says Kerrie. “It was our vision to build a place that we just don’t want to leave.”
It’s been a dream realised over several years since Kerrie, who owns online fashion boutique Gypsy River, and Pete, who has an earthmoving company, bought the run-down 1940s weatherboard cottage, set on almost five hectares in Smiths Gully, Victoria.
Kerrie’s love of eclectic, ethnic style was already well established, having spent years as the chief visual merchandiser for a…
