Melbourne has so many designers. Some of the best in Australia are there. Some however may not do heritage work or smaller jobs. Google is your friend as there are just so many, maybe there is one in your local area that only does local area work.

We had our claw foot bath professionally restored as re surfaced over 20 years ago and I gold leafed the claw foot and shellacked it numerous times it looks fabulous the bath still looks as new today as it did 20 years ago, we looked for a professional re-surfacer of bathrooms to do it, I finished off the claw feet as mentioned, we bought the bath that was being used as a sheep dip on a farm so it was much worse than your bath, we live in Adelaide but I am sure there would be prfessionals in Melbourne, just google and then look for feedback of their work, good luck.

Californian Bungalow, brick so probably Sydney not Melbourne, but the casement windows are throwing me off as is the unusual porch design?! You've got a gem! ; D Otherwise the architrave shape and any other remaining original interior features could further clarify for you.

Wow, what an ambitious project! It's amazing to see how the heritage restoration combined with modern updates transformed the space into a unique oasis. I'd love to see more of the before-and-after pictures. Check out this URL for the full story!