There's a lot more to this Art Deco residence than its charming façade lets on. Behind the intricate period detail lies an innovative architectural transformation, offering two levels of versatile family living, with past and present skilfully integrated.
The original rooms wear their age beautifully, with ornate ceilings and timber floors throughout. A bay window brings extra personality to one of the two front bedrooms, while a separate living room with a fireplace could just as easily become another bedroom if needed. A modern bathroom serves this part of the home, while further along is a cleverly designed main bedroom with ensuite, walk-in robe and fitted study that can be closed off behind a recessed sliding door. With its own entrance and access to a covered deck complete with a spa for year-round soaking, it's a brilliant arrangement for adults, guests and grown-up children.
Upstairs, the extension reveals an enormous open-plan living and dining area, with space for everything from busy family days to large-scale entertaining. Skylights brighten the contemporary kitchen, which is appointed with a waterfall stone island, breakfast bar, extensive cabinetry, a walk-in pantry, Miele dishwasher, Bosch oven, gas cooktop and subway-tiled splashback. Timber-framed sliding doors open to a generous north-facing terrace among the treetops. It feels more like a secluded country retreat than an inner-city vantage point. A nook beside the stairs makes a handy second study, creative corner or children's play area.
Outside, the corner setting provides a garden with a securely gated patch of lawn for children and pets. Inside, individual split-system air conditioners, hydronic heating, heated towel rails and an abundance of storage, including under the stairs and in the roof, add to the appeal.
In this quiet cul-de-sac, birds and the breeze through the trees provide the soundtrack. Yet Tennyson Street shops, Clarke Reserve, Elwood Village, trams and the beach are all close by. Zoned for Elwood Primary School and Elwood College, with St Michael's Grammar and St Columba's Primary a short trip away, it's a well-kept secret in one this locale's most convenient pockets.
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