This beautifully authentic timber home reflects the bygone era of its roots but it also provides a modern lifestyle with all the comforts of contemporary living. The immediate impression from Beveridge Street is of a gloriously leafy garden wrapping itself around this outstanding piece of early Australian architecture and that feeling is further enhanced once you step inside the wrought iron front gate and wander along the curved path to the magnificent timber front verandah.One of the first impressions is of the symmetry of the home with a centrally located front door with magnificent lead-lighting and the gorgeously identical bay windows on both front corners of the home. Truly a picture-book facade to this classic residence.Stepping inside the home, one is struck by the eleven foot tall ceilings, the period cornices throughout and the beautiful ceiling roses. Also the timber flooring creates an ambience that blends beautifully with the carefully selected internal colour scheme, flooring and lighting.The double timber doors to the formal period sitting room to the left of the entry foyer is a step back in time - way back in time. The beautiful timber windows looking over the front garden create a very relaxing environment and transports one back a hundred years to a bygone era when time was slower, peace was more highly valued and relaxation was a very personal experience.To the other side of the entry foyer the magnificent master bedroom includes an inviting bay window with beautiful views to the north-east creating a peace and tranquility that defies the more common modern architecture. The spacious ensuite includes two magnificent leadlight windows, a stunning period vanity unit and has a nod to the modern bathroom by way of a spacious spa bath - a great blend of old and new.There are three other double bedrooms, each with four door built-in robes and also a beautiful family bathroom with a massive contemporary walk-in shower, a clawfoot bath, two glorious leadlight windows and the most beautiful wall mirror on a solid timber floor. Across the centre of the home there is a huge family room with an unusual skylight that defies a verbal explanation, and it includes a real surprise after dark! The modern solid fuel heater set into a beautiful timber fireplace harks back to earlier times and compliments the two other forms of both heating and cooling in this restful room.Adjoining the family room is a most impressive kitchen and meals area which has been completely rebuilt to incorporate all of the modern features of contemporary homes whilst highlighting the most stunning leadlight window, beautifully polished timber floors, two light and bright skylights and breathtaking period lighting.The high quality Belling stove, the double underbench enamel kitchen sinks and the period tapware blend beautifully with the new joinery crafted to reflect the heritage of this beautiful home. The expansive timber windows across the meals area provide a massive visual connection with the outdoors as the large 28 square home opens out to the expansive rear deck which can be enclosed in transparent blinds to create a year-round outdoor living space.Tucked away in a rear corner of the quarter acre block is a separate generously dimensioned bungalow of two spacious rooms that can equally be a family play space, a great hobby room or a work space for the home-based professional - there's another five and half squares of living space.This magnificent weatherboard home has been beautifully restored and appointed to do justice to its central location in the veritable residential dress circle of Swan Hill. It is within easy walking distance of shopping, churches, medical facilities and recreation opportunities and is surrounded by spacious older homes in well-established gardens - truly a peaceful, central place to call home.To truly appreciate the quality applied to this very extensive renovation, its outstanding floorplan, its genuine period architecture and its restful garden you really need to see it first-hand. Therefore, call John Monahan at LJ Hooker Swan Hill to arrange a private inspection and commence a discussion around how you can be the next fortunate owner of this outstanding family residence.
