The height of luxury and refined elegance, this postcard-pretty cottage captures the romance of a bygone era while offering spacious interiors coupled with exceptional living and entertaining areas. Its striking red front door creates a wonderful sense of arrival, opening to a stunning entry hall graced by high ceilings, a corbelled archway, and beautiful chandeliers, with sophisticated lighting choices prevalent throughout the home.
Open living areas include a grand gourmet kitchen with beautiful cabinetry dressed in a soothing grey hue, with a Fisher & Paykel dishwasher, new Technika oven, and 4-zone gas cooktop providing optimum utility. A gas log fire warms the surrounding dining and living areas, where French doors open to a conservatory-style sunroom with French windows and doors, sky lights, matte black blade fans, and art deco style monochrome tiled floors.
All three bedrooms are graced by white plantation shutters and fitted with built-in robes. The main bedroom is retreat-sized, with a box bay window, and a lavish updated ensuite, showcasing fully tiled luxury with a frameless glass walk-in shower, and gorgeous matte black fixtures, while the central bathroom includes a bath, walk-in niched shower, and a separate toilet.
Outside, a freestanding office presents the ideal work-from-home setting – it's powered, fully insulated, and internet ready, with windows overlooking the beautiful formal garden with lawned areas, Beech trees, Buxus, spring blooms including tulips and iris, Olive trees, raised veggie beds, and a trellised grapevine to the heavenly wraparound veranda.
A surprise BONUS of this fantastic property is the self-contained commercial kitchen built by the famous A&B Food Trucks. On mains electricity, it comes complete with stainless steel surfaces, a hot water system, fully fitted fridges, freezers, and a sterilizer. Offering an exciting opportunity for small businesses (STCA), an awning servery opens to a decked area perfect for hosting summer soirees.
Other inclusions comprise a double carport, storage shed, solar panels, dual ducted heating & cooling, a large internal laundry, and a potting shed.
Woodend Township and popular amenities are only a short walk away, providing access to Goodstart Early Learning within an 800m walk, while St Ambrose Primary School & Woodend train station are both within a short 1.3km stroll. High Street cafés, boutique shops, gourmet eateries, renowned pubs/bars and major supermarkets are also within a short 15-minute walk/3-minute drive.
Advocating for an enjoyable lifestyle, this home is enviably positioned to back onto the Woodend-to-Riddells Creek Shared Trail Project which will deliver a 24-kilometre trail for walking, running, and cycling.
