DESIGNED TO IMPRESS

Original character features combine with the best of modern family living in this ornate Edwardian home in the heart of Newtown’s private school strip.<br/>Soaring ceilings, leadlight windows, fretwork, intricate ceiling detail and roses, mantlepieces and cast-iron fireplaces combine to show that this red-brick home was designed to impress when built circa 1904.<br/>It has been newly renovated to make the most of the spacious original rooms and impressive entrance and hall while updating the layout with a modern kitchen and dining area at the back, opening on to a north-facing entertainer’s deck.<br/>The huge lounge room and three spacious bedrooms all feature original fireplaces, ceiling roses and cornice.<br/>The master bedroom suite boasts enough space to include a lounge or study area, as well as having built-in robes and cleverly hidden access to the luxe ensuite with soaker bath, twin vanities and walk-in shower.<br/>The other two bedrooms – one with its own ensuite – include built-in robes, while the main bathroom features a walk-in shower and floor-to-ceiling tiles.<br/>The contemporary kitchen, which opens out through a wall of French doors to the long alfresco deck, boasts stone benchtops, plenty of storage space in soft-close cupboards and drawers, as well as a suite of Miele appliances including an integrated refrigerator and dishwasher, plus induction cooktop.<br/>There’s abundant space for busy family meal times, with a breakfast bar and a separate adjoining meals area with room for a full-size dining suite.<br/>For quiet time, retire to the formal lounge overlooking the well-established, low-maintenance front garden.<br/>Other features include original Baltic pine floors polished to a mirror finish, ducted heating, Euro-style laundry, plantation shutters and rear enclosed private garden and garage.<br/>And, of course, there is the location – across the road from The Geelong College, just a few minutes’ walk to St Joseph’s College, Sacred Heart College and Newtown Primary and set between the shopping and dining strips of Shannon Avenue and Pakington Street.<br/>The property is also within easy reach of the CBD, Geelong train station and the Ring Road or Princes Freeway to Melbourne.<br/><br/>HOW TO APPLY: Click on https://app.snug.com/apply/HodgesGeelong