217 Talbot Street, Ballarat Central embodies the grace of period character and the high-end contemporary style of a modern transformation. Fully renovated throughout and with an architecturally designed extension, this home combines the best of both worlds. Superbly situated on a quiet street in one of Ballarat’s premier locations, this immaculate home is within walking distance of the CBD.
Welcoming you with the elegance of a lace-trimmed porch and front door surrounded by Federation-era glasswork, the home opens to a magnificent hallway with solid American oak floorboards, soaring 3.6m ceilings, and decorative arch. Embracing its heritage, original period features dress the formal lounge, bathroom, and three bedrooms set in the footprint of the original home, including open fireplaces in many of the rooms.
The clever floorplan flows from the old world into the new, a change marked by the sliding glass door, the time periods bound together with the stunning, monochromatic colour scheme designed in conjunction with Miss M Interior Design.
Architecturally exciting, the modern addition offers wide spaces, clean-lined functionality, and varying ceiling heights to add spatial interest. With high end SMEG appliances, stone benchtops, walk-in pantry, and huge island bench, entertaining is easy. Style and function combine to deliver a warm and stylish space. The home is fully insulated and enjoys central heating and cooling along with energy-efficient double-glazed windows in the modern extension. Polished concrete flooring and stone benchtops were chosen for style and the practicality of easy maintenance. Stacker doors seamlessly connect the interior to the outdoors, flooding the space with natural light and extend a tempting invitation out to the green lawns. The vaulted ceiling with skylights adds an airy, magazine-worthy touch.
At the top of the American oak staircase is the luxurious master suite with private parents’ retreat. A masterpiece of design, the bedroom is lit by full height glass sliding door and window that opens to a private balcony overlooking the immaculate rear garden. The spacious ensuite offers shower, toilet, and long timber double vanity with stone benchtop and elegant above bench basins. The walk-in robe is large and spacious. Parents retreat can be closed off form the master bed with the tall double barn doors.
Outside, the landscaped gardens are easy to maintain. Meandering through the green grass is a pathway leading to a 9x7m garage and workshop which is accessed from the rear laneway.
Extensive renovations have taken place, including rewiring and plumbing, and the addition of a new roof. The sympathetically designed extension combines past and future into a harmonious design, offering a perfect lifestyle solution for the modern family. Brilliantly located within walking distance to the CBD, shops, parks, transport, and some of Ballarat’s best schools, this property will be hard to beat.
Book a private inspection by calling Vicky Vermeend on 0439 965 311.
