28 Blakeley Road

Castlemaine VIC 3450

Privately set back from the street, behind a bespoke timber fence, surrounded by a landscaped garden, is the home and studio of renowned artist David Frazer. Perched at the top of the driveway, the brick and timber-clad home, with its red door, is a welcome beacon, a place to be inspired and to inspire.

The home's bold architectural steps lead into a central hall with a double-height raked ceiling and a light well before leading to the north-facing living with a feature gas heater and large windows that frame the garden, and a step down leads to the kitchen with dining. The kitchen provides a freestanding Smeg 900mm gas cooktop with an oven, bespoke storage, timber benchtops and an island bench for additional seating. The dining is complete with a day bed, a picture window with a view of the front garden and surrounding landscape and a sliding door that opens onto a paved vine-covered entertaining area, a perfect spot to watch the sun go down.

The home features four bedrooms, with the first of two on the ground floor with built-in robes, and the second bedroom has a ladder to a 2.4m x 5.7 loft space with a skylight and a further 2.4m x 3.7m space. Servicing the bedrooms is a bathroom with a shower over the bath, a toilet and a vanity. Stairs lead upstairs to the main bedroom with a walk-in robe, a large window overlooking the landscape, a split system and a Japanese-style screen window allowing a view down to the dining. The ensuite bathroom provides a shower, vanity and toilet. To complete the second-level floor space is a fourth bedroom/study with a skylight and a Japanese-style screen window that looks down to the living and dining. Architectural and design details include an integrated solar system, double glazing, timber and plywood feature ceilings, timber flooring, European-style laundry, a gas heater and ceiling fans.