The boarding house in Venice where April, Emma, Charlie and Zack Lee live. It is run by Fiona and Mickey - Fiona handles the cleaning and looks after the people who live in the Border House (including the unpleasant - but fun - job of kicking people out when necessary), while Mickey focuses on the maintenance. The building itself has several bedrooms, of varying sizes - April says Charlie's room is twice the size of hers with its own bathroom - a kitchen, a communal bathroom, a downstairs living room with a sofa, Screen and noticeboard, and a basement. Everyone in the house chips in when it comes to chores and cooking duties.Situated near the Venice Bridges, the outside wall of the Border House is decorated with a strange mural of trees, a dragon, and a cloaked figure; April wonders what h