14 Colville Street

Highgate Hill QLD 4101

Fully renovated except for the bathroom and laundry, the home features original wide floorboards and VJs, and a bullnose roof, reminiscent of the era in which it was built. Through the front gate, up the pathway and stairs, you enter onto the wide front verandah through batwing doors . Inside, three large bedrooms with high ceilings are located off the central hallway. All open out onto enclosed sleepouts to each side of the house, accessed via French doors. One side is currently used as a dressing room for the master bedroom, plus office space, and the other is a storage room. Two of the bedrooms also open onto the front verandah through French doors.

To the rear of the home, the open plan family area, plus kitchen and dining areas flow out towards the back garden through full length wide bi-fold doors. A large cantilever gas strut window opens the kitchen up to the rear entertaining area. A special feature is the kitchen splash back, made from clear glass to show off the VJ external walls of the original house. Timber benchtops and gloss white cabinetry feature in the kitchen which has a Bosch dishwasher, built-in microwave and oven by Artusi, and there is space large enough for a double fridge. A large central bench and breakfast bar serves as a family hub connecting the kitchen with the family room. The original bathroom with bath-shower and stand-alone basin is located to the rear of the home on one side, and the laundry is on the other. They have dual entry from the sleepouts, living area and back verandah.

The vista from the kitchen and dining areas out onto the glass screened pool, outdoor brick fireplace and large sunken hardwood timber entertainment area befits its landscape architect design. The open fireplace has a protective cover, and the grassed area and olive tree plantings to one side complete the alfresco picture. This space is perfect for enjoying long afternoons entertaining with family and friends. There is plenty of space for animals and children to play in both the front and back yards.

Four airconditioning units located in each of the bedrooms and the dining area plus ceiling fans in all bedrooms keep the house warm or cool depending on the season. Windows and doors on all sides of the house allow for cross breezes to flow through too. Intricate fretwork features above the bedroom doors and in the hallway. Extra light comes in from outside through windows above each of the French doors.

There is space for a car to park off-street on the driveway, plus another car and trailer beneath the house. The home is elevated 1.9 metres from the ground at the front. The current owners have matched the light olive colour of the home to an original sample of paintwork.

Being in the centre of everything on the West End peninsula, the home is in the West End State School and Brisbane State High School catchments, and close to other fine schools including Somerville House and St Laurence's College. Tertiary education institutions at South Brisbane and St Lucia are easily accessible too, including Queensland College of Art, TAFE and University of Queensland. Queensland's finest arts institutions are all close by at South Brisbane, including Queensland Art Gallery and GOMA, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Queensland Museum. The home is also central to the restaurant and retail precincts of South Bank and West End.

The young family with three pre-teenage children has loved living at 14 Colville Street for the past seven years, however they are outgrowing the home as their family expands. An opportunity now exists for another family to make this wonderful home their residence for its next chapter. Well presented, renovated Queenslanders in such good condition are highly sought after in 4101.