** Best Offer By Monday 12th October at 12pm **
If the appeal of a smaller home is fewer jobs rather than less character, this one starts ahead. It is the front unit in a group of three with its own street frontage, and the white colonial-style bay window sets the tone for a single-storey brick and tile home that has been thoroughly reworked.
The lounge is built around a glass-fronted gas log fireplace, with built-in black cabinetry and open timber shelving above, so the storage and the focal point share one wall. Whitewashed pine floorboards run throughout, an arched doorway links the rooms and designer pendant lights carry the detailing.
The renovated kitchen pairs woodgrain cabinetry with pale benchtops and a subway tile splashback, and runs a gas cooktop, stainless steel oven, rangehood and dishwasher. The laundry doubles as a butler's pantry, keeping bulk storage out of the kitchen, while the central dining area opens to the courtyard.
Both bedrooms are well proportioned, the main with a walk-in robe, and the renovated bathroom takes a marble-topped double vanity, matte black tapware, mirrored cabinets, a frameless shower screen and floor-to-ceiling white tiles.
Out the back, the paved courtyard sits under a pergola, enclosed by timber screening, climbing greenery and brush fencing, creating a private, low-maintenance outdoor entertaining area.
Position
Front unit in a group of three with its own street frontage
Single-storey brick and tile home with a white colonial-style bay window
Living and kitchen
Glass-fronted gas log fireplace framed by built-in black cabinetry with timber tops, open timber shelving above
Whitewashed pine floorboards, arched doorway between rooms, designer pendant lights
Renovated kitchen with woodgrain cabinetry, pale benchtops and subway tile splashback
Gas cooktop, stainless steel oven, rangehood and dishwasher
Separate laundry doubling as a butler's pantry
Central dining area opening to the courtyard
Accommodation and bathroom
Two well-proportioned bedrooms, walk-in robe to the main
Renovated bathroom: marble-topped double vanity, matte black tapware, mirrored cabinets, frameless shower screen, floor-to-ceiling white tiles
Outdoor, parking and comfort
Private, low-maintenance outdoor entertaining area: pergola-covered paved courtyard with timber screening, climbing greenery and brush fencing
Raised timber garden beds and a slatted timber screen
Secure lock-up garage, plus space for a second car off-street
Evaporative air conditioning and mains gas
Kensington Gardens sits within the City of Burnside, and this home has its own street frontage rather than sitting behind another.
For a professional couple the draw is the design, with the black joinery, the pendants and the fireplace already in place. For a downsizer it is two proper bedrooms, a single-storey, low-maintenance home, a secure lock-up garage with space for a second car off-street, and storage that has been planned rather than found.
Contact Ben Nightingale to arrange your inspection.
Two-bedroom homes renovated to this standard, with a screened pergola-covered courtyard and their own street frontage, are difficult to replace in Kensington Gardens, and being the front unit with its own street frontage is the one thing no later renovation can add.
