A place where friends can drop by for relaxed gatherings; this stylishly renovated and extended home inspires a warm reaction in both visitors and passers-by. Add exciting work-from-home options and nearby Queen Street attractions eclectic cafes, boutiques and homeware stores - and the appeal is clear!
The 1900's freestone fronted cottage with its corner shopfront is something of a local style icon, having been featured in both House and Garden and The Adelaide Magazine.
There is well-screened private access to the cottage plus double doors to the former caf-bakery, now a light and airy studio space with wine cellar below, providing a separate client entry for a home-based business. It works equally well as a second living area, guest or teen bedroom.
Clever design touches and storage solutions abound throughout the home: stunning floating bench seating is integrated with spacious built-ins in two more lovely big bedrooms while a huge louvered window and rain shower bring a taste of the tropics to the sleekest of bathrooms. With overhead ceiling rose open shower , concealed cistern, extra deep bath plus high end tapware this is a bathroom that your friends will envy.
Stepping through a doorway at the end of the hall, the transition from old to new is nothing short of miraculous as you find yourself enveloped in a sea of green. Character features preserved with polished floorboards, stained glass entry and high ceilings flow seamlessly from the old to the new. A glass breezeway supplies handy access to the carport before flowing through to a contemporary lifestyle hub that works beautifully for fifty guests or more. Here, massive sliding doors can be opened up to lush courtyard pockets for seamless indoor-outdoor entertaining.
The 2009 additions featuring polished concrete floors also play host to a contemporary kitchen voted one of Australia's top ten rooms, where a timber dining table glides from under Calcutta marble to give you seating for eight. All-Smeg stainless steel appliances and a wall of black oak veneer storage make this the perfect entertaining zone.
Additional features that make this home truly special are:
Ducted cooling + split system r/c air conditioning
Gas heater + gas connection in office
Anodised commercial grade aluminium windows
Under mounted sinks
Instant gas hot water
Security alarm
Timber slatted gates
Established manicured gardens
Square set ceilings
Water Feature
Gigabit Ethernet and Foxtel
Automated garden watering
Rewired and replumbed
New sewer and gas pip
Undercover parking for two vehicles
A wonderful location, walking distance to Cafe latte territory in Queen Street, Croydon and close to transport, local shopping and a very short drive to the Adelaide CBD.
Homes of this calibre are indeed rare.
A truly stunning home that anyone would love to own!
To be Auctioned on site Saturday 6th October at 11.30am.
