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Open Home must see: This 70s house is a literal TV star
Peek inside this 1970s time capsule on Auckland's North Shore.
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Step inside a 1970s time-capsule home in Campbells Bay, Auckland, famous for its screen appearances. This meticulously preserved six-bedroom house has been a filming location for shows like Underbelly NZ and the racy Woodstock ad campaign due to its authentic Mid-century style.
The property boasts stunning 180-degree harbour views and is a natural suntrap. The current owners are even open to negotiating the sale of their period-appropriate furniture to the right buyer.
The decor has been mostly untouched since it was built in the 70s.
The home is packed with late 1960s and early 1970s objects and furniture, to match the original wallpaper and period accurate textiles.
Grant Bowler in the “Crack a Woody” Woodstock campaign, which was shot in the kitchen of the Stratford’s unique home.
The Startford’s funky 70s s decor is the ideal backdrop in this scene from Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud, starring Daniel Musgrove (above) as Marty Johnston, who was known as Mr Asia, and Edith Poor as Bonnie Marie Johnstone, his wife.
The owners op-shopped and bargain hunted for period-appropriate décor.
This room doubled as a Hamilton motel in Underbelly NZ: Land of the Long Green Cloud.
While the kitchen has been sensitively updated, the bathrooms are all original.
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