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This stunning 1928 California Bungalow style solid brick and rendered 3 bedroom plus study home extended in 1988 by the resident architects to provide modern amenities and living spaces is surely not one to be missed. From the welcoming street garden which softens the boundary between the public and very private space within, the gate leads you into a secluded but magnificently presented botanic private North Facing garden with brick path leading you to the original terrazzo entry porch and verandah.<br/>Through the generous front doors bejewelled with stunning original stained-glass panels, the entry hall and/stunning formal lounge with working fireplace and period features awaits. As you are greeted by its generous size - to your left is a half circular leadlight window with an entertainment door to the verandah outside and the privacy of the front garden.<br/>As you turn right from this space is the comfortably sized original dining room with deep-set leadlight windows and working fireplace conveniently positioned for dinner guests. Through an original door is the modern “Meile” equipped kitchen with built in oven, microwave, dishwasher and induction cooktop located in the architect-designed extension that blends seamlessly with the original dwelling.<br/>The spacious light filled master bedroom has two banks of built-in robes and has retained the charm but not the operation of the original fireplace and its mantle shelf. The master bedroom further features a generous and light filled Ensuite with double basins and double shower looking straight into a private courtyard through the filtered light and privacy of the curved glass block screen. Down the corridor, we find a charming original second Bedroom to the right and the Family Bathroom to the left. This bathroom has a working spa and shower over, with separate toilet and is light filled by a huge skylight. Continuing through the original half-glazed door we open to the substantial Family Living Room with the same tall ceiling height as the 1928 house and almost floor to ceiling windows which open through French doors to the paved family /casual outdoor entertaining area.<br/>From this room the central laundry opens through discrete cupboard-like doors, and the generous third Bedroom, again with the tall ceiling and the solidity and sound isolation between rooms that the continued solid brick construction brings to the extended areas.The third Bedroom again has almost full height windows to the private courtyard on Grace Street and the bonus of French door access to the garden for study or contemplation. From this courtyard a solid gate to Grace St gives this bedroom its own private entry.<br/>From the same comer of the Family Living Room we find direct access to the double garage but also the generous Study/home Office or potentially fourth bedroom with its built-in set-up and its own door to Grace St.The double garage has drive-thru access to the lawn and as we pass the soothing fountain we reach the built-in BBQ on town gas serving the family/casual entertaining area.<br/>Around the side of the house we find two walk-in “his” and “hers” storage cupboards positioned behind the kitchen. Further along are the house's utilities which include a full ducted vacuum system, the efficiency of heat pump hot water, gas fired hydronic heating to every room except the laundry, and evaporative cooling to all the bedrooms and living areas. There is a tap from the water tanks under the front lawn and the garden areas are also served by zoned programmable irrigation with manual switch-over from mains to tank water. LAND 663m2 approx.
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