Blending all the exquisite romance of the 1920s with the freewheeling space and flow required by the family of today, this architecturally renovated and extended 4-5 bedroom, California Bungalow is a solid-brick, generational family residence that delivers an exceptional lifestyle with a prized Malvern East address. With staggering attention to detail, the home's original period character is retained and is continued through an open-plan and alfresco rear where its bold entertainers' spirit is something your guests will always remember.
Unfolding within the masterfully curated extension, the home's heart is a spectacularly scaled kitchen / dining / living that is set under soaring ceilings and with polished jarrah under foot - all of which is thoughtfully matched to the home's heritage. Expansive stone benches include a vast island with breakfast bar seating for the entire family, while a suite of European appliances including an Ilve 900mm oven, Miele 900mm cooktop and rangehood, and Bosch dishwasher is sure to satisfy gourmet chefs. Seamlessly flowing outdoors to a partly undercover dining and BBQ area, the home delivers an alfresco lifestyle for all seasons, all set within remarkably private gardens, featuring a self-irrigated vegetable patch.
Perfectly reflecting its original character, the home's formal lounge and semi-attached dining are both richly ambient, warmed by original fireplaces and enhanced by original lead lighting as well as detailed ceilings with strapping. Meanwhile, a vast family / rumpus room is part of the extension but equally reflective of the home's heritage with rich, dark timber panelling to further underline the superbly tasteful synthesis of the classical with the contemporary.
The primary bedroom reveals a bay-style leadlight window with delightful garden vistas and expansive proportions that continue into its double walk-in robes and a heritage-style ensuite. Finished with a striking marble-topped vanity and lit by a wonderful, customised and rain-sensored skylight, this is pure indulgence for parents.
Sharing easy access to a family bathroom that is also heritage styled and completed with marble surfaces - as well as a decadent spa bath with headrests - three large bedrooms have each been appointed with solid timber built-in robes and custom crafted leadlight windows that are again consistent with the home's heritage. At every point the meticulousness of the renovation is breath-taking.
Offering securely gated parking for 3 vehicles that includes a carport, exposed aggregate driveway and an internally-accessed lock-up garage, the home can be conveniently accessed directly via its huge mudroom where volumes of added storage and the flexibility of a gym space are all perfect for family life. Meanwhile, a security alarm and CCTV surveillance offer added peace-of-mind, plus you have ducted heating and evaporative cooling for year-round comfort and enjoyment.
Zoned for both the sought-after Lloyd Street Primary School and Glen Eira Secondary College, the home is within easy reach of some of Melbourne's most elite private schools such as St Mary's Primary School, Caulfield Grammar Malvern Campus, Sacre Coeur and Korowa Girl's School. Walking distance to Darling Train Station and moments from Carnegie and Malvern East Train Stations and Waverley Road trams.
Perfectly positioned to wonderful local cafes on Waverley Road, Malvern Road and Koornang Road and local shopping precincts at Chadstone, Malvern Central and Carnegie Central. Moments to renowned Central Park and Hedgeley Dean Gardens which along with Dairy Park and Gardiners Creek offers some wonderful expanses of parkland all within walking distance and close to recreation centres at Harold Holt Swim Centre and Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool.
