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omeowner Tracey Atkins admits she started with a “strange brief that was more about an idea [rather] than a place” when she and her husband Andrew first approached interior designer Swee Lim about renovating their recently purchased beachside property. With an affinity for all things equine, Tracey hesitantly put forward a loose concept that referenced the look and feel of an Argentinian polo club and its muted textures and natural tones. She found herself pleasantly surprised with Swee’s enthusiastic response: “It was refreshing and rare but

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