Last Listing description (September 2012)
Are you an expending family or simply an entertainer with a yearning for a quality home and lifestyle; if either one of these you will be delighted to inspect this magnificent builders own award winning masterpiece.
That's correct the heading isn't an overstatement. Buckton Building are a renowned prestige builder and renovator and have added their flair, thoughtfulness and practicality to this stunning home on 897 square metres which has created the ultimate family lifestyle that the location and block size deserves. Occupying a corner site between Cardiff Road and Marshall Street you will find access to this home off Marshall Street and be struck by the sheer size of the building itself as you pull up out the front. Secure entry is gained via the video intercom side gate or automatic triple lock up garage with additional space behind. The design of the home alone is impressive, utilising modern yet timeless colour scheme, clever use of angles, balconies, sitting areas and privacy screening the building has been designed to still allow maximum use of the yard and entertaining space outdoors and has somewhere to relax just about any time of the day no matter the time of year.
If the formal entry is chosen to enter the home you step up onto a spacious front veranda once inside you will be greeted by high ceilings, gorgeous spotted gum timber polished floors. There is an extremely generous lounge and media room to the right with a decorative fire place, beautiful coffered ceiling and plenty of space to entertain guests in private or use your favourite media with the surround sound system including roof speakers. Adjacent to the entry hall is a substantial dining room which also has access to the veranda, here you will easily house eight to ten guests for a dinner party. Both of these rooms like the rest of the home you will be in comfort all year round with the ducted air conditioning and the feeling of safety and security will always be there with the full alarm system.
Beyond the entry hall you will make your way to the stunning 2007 HIA Kitchen of The Year designed and installed on behalf of Buckton Building by Nadin West Joinery Here you will find massive island bench with additional storage and flush mount sink, more cupboards and draws that you can ever image but you will be thanking the stars when you get to use them. Stunning Miele wall mounted appliances including coffee machine, combi wall oven, 600 mm under bench oven, 900mm wide gas cook top with chef's range hood, dishwasher, translucent glass display cabinetry, soft close draws and amazing natural stone bench tops, this is all finished off by a coloured glass splash back and as well as hanging lights and down lighting. This area is a great place to prepare meals when friends are around and entertain over the casual dining area an additional casual living area at rear; plenty of room for another TV as well as another eight or ten seated dining table. You will notice television, power and data points in clever areas throughout the home.
To complete the living area experience you only need to step outside onto the spacious sunlit rear deck. This catches a beautiful north, north east aspect and overlooks one of the flat grassy sections of yard along with the Bali style pergola area featuring heated spa bath. On the other side of the deck you will find a stand-alone office, formally the garage of the original property now large enough to be a full home office with data points and a gymnasium for those who prefer to train at home. It has its own access and is ideal for those operating a home based business or just looking for privacy and segregation to get your work done away from the house. The deck has a lounging area and an outdoor dining area under shade sails catching different light and heat in different areas throughout the day.
Back inside and off to the living quarters; as you pass down the hall you will notice loads of storage cabinetry this includes an area to house the audio visual equipment and linen press. Off to the right you will find the main bathroom featuring a shower and bath beautiful stone tile work floor to ceiling, heated flooring, stone bench tops on feature custom vanity, pillar less shower screens and high quality tap wear. This same theme is later echoed throughout the master suite which has a large shower recess with rainmaker shower head, bath, heated flooring and the same quality feature tiling. There is also a third bathroom off the second bedroom, this one features a shower, toilet, custom vanity, heated flooring and the same quality feature tiling. The master suite maximises the space on offer it features an angular and raked ceiling with large amount of wardrobe and walk in storage space and access to its own private balcony great for a morning coffee or enjoying the bird life in the afternoons. There is a separate dressing and lounging area in the master and it carries the same audio equipment as the rest of the home so music can be heard no matter where you are. The other three bedrooms are all of substantial proportions featuring built in robes ceiling fans and plenty of natural light. All the front and side widows having grey tinted laminated glass.
But wait there is more; did you say you have teenagers? If so or even if you have guests that stay over wanting some extra space or even if you would like to have your own private quarters upstairs this is where you will find it. There is an additional level built into the roof space with tastefully whitewashed timber ceilings provides a cool spacious feel and also features audio visual equipment, plenty of storage in the walls, ducted air conditioning and carpeted floors. This makes for a great casual lounging area, rumpus room, media centre or just a place to get the kids stuff away from the rest of the house where you don't need to bother cleaning regularly.
Downstairs you will find a spacious laundry with plenty of bench