In one of the leafiest pockets of Vermont sits a home that looks inviting yet modest from the street, but will surprise and delight you once you pass the pillared entrance and solid cedar front door.
Winning a BDAV award for its renovation, the architecturally designed home has an entry foyer that greets you with high angular ceilings, curved walls, vibrant tones and terracotta color tiles suggesting that it is going to be more bespoke than traditional. The use of bulkheads, feature architraves, color and texture enhance the formal living and dining area of the home; each room overlooks lush gardens and the dining offers double French doors that can be opened to allow indoor and outdoor dining spaces to merge together seamlessly.
The updated kitchen is well located between the living zones and has abundant cupboard space, dark granite bench tops, s/steel appliances and a breakfast bar with a custom made corrugated iron backing for more casual meals. The informal living zone is adjacent to this. It offers a meals area and a family room that is kept warm in the colder months by a wood burning fire, beautifully surrounded by stacked stone plus an Indian sandstone feature wall highlighting the purpose built TV/storage unit. The area has floor to ceiling windows as well as bi-fold doors to encourage natural light and airflow into the home, as well as providing stunning garden vistas from every angle; you may actually forget you are in Melbourne’s Eastern suburbs and not holidaying somewhere in the tropics.
The master bedroom is located at the front of the home and offers a peaceful hideaway with its own WIR and private ensuite behind shuttered doors; a walk in shower, wall hung vanity, bulkhead lighting and a dual access toilet ensure the resort style feel is maintained. The remaining bathroom and 3 bedrooms are a good size and zoned away from the master, as is the study that boasts built in desks/drawers and a door to its own private decked area. The feeling of holiday villa living continues as you exit the home to explore the backyard. The gardens are lush and green with a tropical feel that instantly relaxes you. The alfresco dining area is set under a shady sail with a BBQ that is plumbed to the gas mains, right at arm’s length. There is a sunken 8 person spa with a recliner to help you unwind and a large child friendly grassed area perfect for a variety of activities. Perhaps one of the biggest surprises is the large studio/workshop at the rear of the property. Split into 2, the front half is the perfect art studio, teenagers retreat, home office area; you’ll love the warmth and flexibility of the space with its recycled wood features, timber ceiling and red gum fence pailing flooring. The other half has a concrete floor and a long bank of fully lockable storage cupboards which makes it perfect for a variety of uses.
There are many additions included with this property; a 2 car carport with remote roller door, OSP for a trailer, boat or caravan, Colorbond roof, excellent storage space, GDH, downlights and a variety of flooring choices including Tasmanian Oak floorboards. In one of the locales most sought after positions, the home is zoned to the tightly held Vermont Secondary College, on the doorstep of the popular Buckanbe Park with its annual Blues Festival, walking distance to Rangeview Primary School, local buses, Mitcham Railway Station, popular cafes and a short drive to Eastlink, favoured shopping precincts and other desirable amenities. Make paradise your future home.