Last Listing description (November 2009)
THE PERFECT SETTING FOR QUALITY FAMILY LIVING IN THE GREAT QUEENSLANDER TRADITION
A REMARKABLE BLEND OF EXCEPTIONALLY WELL-PRESERVED CLASSIC FEDERATION QUEENSLANDER ATTRIBUTES, A QUALITY RESTORATION & EXTENSION, SUPERB FUNCTIONALITY, MODERN COMFORT & NEAR CITY CONVENIENCE PROVIDES THE PERFECT SETTING FOR FAMILY LIVING.
ENJOYING ALL THE ADVANTAGES OF A SUBSTANTIAL 890SQM BLOCK ON 2 LOTS, THIS DELIGHTFUL 2 LEVEL QUEENSLANDER RADIATES AN AMBIENCE OF WARMTH & WELCOME CHARACTERISED BY GRACEFUL PERIOD HALLMARKS THAT INCLUDE A MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF LEADLIGHT GLASS FEATURES, A CHARMING COLLECTION OF CASEMENT WINDOWS & FRENCH DOORS, GLEAMING POLISHED FLOORS, SOARING CEILINGS, HAND-CRAFTED PEDIMENTS, FRETWORKED AIR-VENTS, PICTURE RAILS & VJ INTERNAL WALLS.
THE CURRENT OWNERS HAVE COMPLETED A BEAUTIFUL RESTORATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CLEVER UPDATE THAT HAS BROUGHT THE HOME INTO THE 21ST CENTURY WHILE RETAINING ITS GENUINE CHARMING CHARACTER. FOR THE CURRENT OWNERS, THE RESTORATION & RENOVATION HAS BEEN A LABOUR OF LOVE THAT HAS PROVED TO BE OUTSTANDINGLY SUCCESSFUL.
WITH A CHOICE OF EXPANSIVE VERANDAHS, DECKS & PATIOS IT IS A RESIDENCE THAT IS BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED FOR OUR SUB-TROPICAL CLIMATE & ITS TRADITION OF RELAXED INDOOR-OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING & FAMILY COMFORT.
THE ATTRACTIVE EXTERIOR HAS A MARVELOUS STREET APPEAL CREATED BY A CHARMING TRADITIONAL PICKET FENCE, A TWIN GABLED CORRUGATED IRON ROOFLINE, SCALLOPED TIMBER SLATS & A FRESH COLOUR SCHEME OF CREAM, WHITE & DUSTY BLUE.
INSIDE, A WONDERFUL AIRY FEELING & A SENSE OF VOLUMINOUS SUN-FILLED SPACE IS ENHANCED BY SOARING VANILLA WALLS, INTELLIGENT WINDOW PLACEMENTS, MAGNIFICENT LEADLIGHT DETAIL & REFLECTIONS FROM THE RICHLY POLISHED FLOORBOARDS. A WIDE-BODIED HAND-CRAFTED TIMBER PEDIMENT GRACIOUSLY YAWNING ACROSS THE LIVING & DINING AREAS DRESS THE SCENE WITH A DISTINCT PERIOD CHARM WHILE A NEARBY STUDY IS BEAUTIFULLY ADORNED WITH A COLLECTION OF COLOURFUL LEADLIGHT CASEMENT WINDOWS.
FOR A DELIGHTFUL ELEGANT ENTERTAINING EXPERIENCE, THE INVITING LOUNGE ROOM IS BEAUTIFULLY ENHANCED BY A GORGEOUS BAY WINDOW WITH A TRADITIONAL PADDED SEATING ARRANGEMENT. THE VIEW FROM THE BAY WINDOW BECOMES PARTICULARLY DRAMATIC AT NIGHT WHEN THE ADJOINING FRANCISCAN FRIARY S WALL OF STAINED GLASS COMES ABLAZE WITH COLOUR.
DIRECTLY ADJOINING THE GENEROUSLY PROPORTIONED DINING ROOM, THE KITCHEN S HOST OF QUALITY BOSCH APPLIANCES ALONG WITH A DEDICATED WORKSPACE ISLAND BENCH WILL APPEAL TO THE MOST DEMANDING CHEF.
THE KITCHEN OPENS TO A BROAD ENTERTAINING DECK WITH A DELIGHTFUL VIEW OF THE LEAFY NEIGHBOURHOOD SPREAD OUT BELOW - A PERFECT ENVIRONMENT FOR INDOOR/OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING, RELAXING OR EVEN AS A SAFE CHILDREN S PLAY AREA.
FOUR SPACIOUS BEDROOMS INCLUDE A LUXURIOUS MASTER SUITE & 2 FAMILY BEDROOMS ON THE UPPER LEVEL ALONG WITH A GUEST BEDROOM ON THE LOWER LEVEL. THE MASTER SUITE FEATURES A FULL-LENGTH MIRRORED WARDROBE, LEADLIGHT CASEMENT WINDOWS, PERIOD LIGHTING & A GLORIOUSLY LIGHT-FILLED ENSUITE WITH SPA BATH. BEDROOM TWO HAS A MIRRORED BUILT-IN WARDROBE ALONG WITH FRENCH DOORS OPENING TO THE ENTERTAINING DECK.
LIKE THE ENSUITE, THE FAMILY BATHROOM IS DECORATED IN RESTFUL WHITE WITH SKY BLUE HIGHLIGHTS. A THIRD BATHROOM, LOCATED ON THE LOWER LEVEL, HAS A HERITAGE-THEMED D COR WITH PEDESTAL BASIN & TESSELLATED FLOOR TILES.
THE HOME HAS THE CONVENIENCE OF TWO LAUNDRIES ONE ON EACH LEVEL.
THE RECENTLY COMPLETED DESIGNER LOWER LEVEL, ACCESSED VIA AN INTERNAL TIMBER STAIRCASE OFF THE MAIN LIVING AREA, IS IN TOTAL HARMONY WITH THE CLASSIC FEATURES OF THE ORIGINAL UPPER LEVEL. IT OFFERS A CONVENIENT SEPARATE POINT OF ENTRY TO THE HOME WITH PORTICO & ENTRY HALL. WITH THE WHOLE LEVEL PRIMED FOR TIMBER FLOORING, THIS CAPACIOUS AREA EASILY FULFILLS THE VARIED DEMANDS OF MODERN FAMILY LIFE. LARGE SETS OF FRENCH DOORS, FRONT & BACK, LEAD OUT TO THE EXPANSIVE PATIOS & CHILD-FRIENDLY YARDS - PERFECTLY DESIGNED TO BASK IN THE IRRESISTIBLE NATURE OF SOUTH-EAST QUEENSLAND S CLIMATE.
THERE IS ALSO PLUMBING & WIRING IN PLACE ON THE LOWER LEVEL FOR A FULL KITCHEN, GIVING THE OPTION OF A FULLY SELF-CONTAINED AREA OR COMPLETING A FULL DESIGNER KITCHEN WITH THE CURRENT UPPER LEVEL KITCHEN BEING CONVERTED INTO A BEDROOM. ALTERNATIVELY THE SPACE COULD BE EASILY CONVERTED INTO A LOWER LEVEL 5TH BEDROOM.
ADJOINING THE HOME IS A LARGE LOCK-UP STORAGE ROOM & A GABLED FREE-STANDING CAR PORT FOR 2 VEHICLES.
A LEVEL, CHILD-FRIENDLY BACKYARD OFFERS AMPLE SCOPE FOR A SWIMMING POOL.
A QUIET SETTING IN A LEAFY NEIGHBOURHOOD MAKES IT SOMETHING OF A SURPRISE THAT THIS CHARMING HOME IS LESS THAN 7KMS FROM THE CBD A NEAR-CITY LOCATION THAT GIVES ACCESS TO ALL THE EXCITEMENT & FACILITIES OF THE CENTRAL CITY YET THE ADVANTAGES OF A TRANQUIL SETTING IN THE SUBURBS.
THE LOCATION
LESS THAN 7KMS NORTH OF THE CBD, KEDRON IS AN INCREASINGLY A POPULAR PLACE TO LIVE. THE SUBURB IS PART OF THE BRISBANE CITY COUNCIL S EXCITING FUTURE PLANS FOR THE