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Added by The Authentic Age Pty Ltd, at 14 February 2025
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Renovation & Restoration Advice
The Authentic Age is a consultancy providing advice on sympathetic and practical approaches to altering period homes and public buildings in Melbourne and other parts of Australia.
Services provided benefit owners and prospective buyers of period houses, government owners of heritage buildings, local councils, architects, builders and real estate agents.
Trusted Renovation Consultant
Mark Weller operates The Authentic Age and lives in a Victorian house in Melbourne’s inner east that he restored himself. This followed his restoration of an Inter-War era house in Surrey Hills. During a wide-ranging career as an army officer, which he left as a Lieutenant Colonel, he specialised in logistics and project management and completed an MBA.
He brings a long and close interest in early architecture and antiques – and a passion for helping owners to maintain the original character of period houses and public buildings. He has read and traveled widely on the subject, becoming familiar with the distinguishing features of period buildings and appropriate fittings, finishes, and antique furniture.
Mark is well connected with other experts in the field and can recommend a range of specialists, including suppliers, tradesmen, architects, colour consultants, landscape architects and fencing contractors.
Examples of Consultations completed by The Authentic Age include:
Advising on the correct designs for replacement of the missing veranda, front doors and fence of an Edwardian worker’s cottage in Brunswick.
Sourcing antique furniture for the recently restored Victoria Barracks in St Kilda Road, Melbourne.
Identifying the originality of a 1930’s house in Glen Iris and providing options for maintaining its character in a planned extension.
Suggesting typical wallpaper and decorative friezes, including recommended suppliers/tradesmen, for a Victorian mansion in Armadale.
Advising on options for appropriate fence designs and veranda fretwork, for an Edwardian house in Mont Albert.
Providing options for the restoration of the ballroom of a Victorian bluestone mansion in the western district.
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