10 Louise Street

Rye VIC 3941

Harmoniously designed for indulgent indoor/outdoor living, entertaining and holidaying, an inspired architectural renovation of this four-bedroom Rye residence, incorporating reclaimed local timbers, natural materials, and luxe Skandi-style interiors, is further complemented by a resort-style mineral swimming pool, a cedar barrel sauna and a separate studio/home office.

Impressively appointed and zoned for effortless family liveability, the two-level home on an elevated 883 square metre block is set in low-maintenance, rustically landscaped terraced gardens rich in native Moonah trees and coastal vegetation.

Abundantly glazed with treetop vistas from multiple viewpoints, soaring ceilings and high-light windows enhance the main open plan living/dining area featuring a free-standing wood fire heater and blackbutt timber flooring. The central stone gourmet kitchen features sleek, 2-pac cabinetry and is well-appointed with a 900mm gas cooktop and Samsung electric oven, and offers seamless integration to two levels of alfresco dining/entertaining decks.

Making a bold style statement in the main bedroom’s ensuite is a free-standing tub facing a glazed wall with lush garden outlooks. Also on the entry level is another bedroom with built-in robes, and a luxe powder room, while downstairs are a further two bedrooms, both with built-in robes, and a living/rumpus room with access to the expansive lower alfresco deck, which overlooks the sparkling aquamarine solar-heated mineral pool surrounded in travertine pavers. A superbly landscaped ‘falling garden’ cascades above the pool and a stone and timber pathway leads to the super-impressive 7-person cedar barrel sauna, fitted with a full circular window at one end, and complemented with an outdoor shower, and reclaimed timber block bench. Recently constructed at the front of the property is the custom studio/home office, ideal for working from home in this idyllic coastal location. Additional features includes off-street parking, a 10 kilowatt rooftop solar system, ducted refrigerated aircon/gas heating, laundry, water tank, vegie garden, and an abundance of storage including under-stair, under house plus a ‘beach box’ storage shed, which adds to the homes’ lock up and leave’, or holiday renting capabilities.

Central to Rye’s most prized amenities, it is just a 20-minute walk to the Back Beach, Rye shops and front beach, with local cafes and services also in easy walking distance.

• Stunning, ‘Skandi’-inspired beach house transformation

• Designed for indulgent indoor/outdoor living with seamless connection to alfresco decks on two levels

• Zoned for effortless family liveability

• Solar heated mineral pool in travertine surrounds

• Luxe glass-fronted cedar ‘barrel’ 7-person sauna