51 Mercer Street

Queenscliff VIC 3225

STOOPED IN HISTORY, AND ONE OF THE MORE PROMINENT EXECUTIVE-STYLE HOMES IN ITS STREET, ???WAITEMATA??? HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED BY ITS CURRENT OWNERS INTO A STUNNING DESIGNER HOME TO BE ENVIED.
INSIDE, HIGH TIMBER-LINED CEILINGS ARE BREATHTAKING, ALONG WITH LARGE VICTORIAN CORNICE AND POLISHED TIMBER FLOORBOARDS UNDERFOOT.
A SPACIOUS FRONT FORMAL LOUNGE ROOM FEATURES AN ORIGINAL CAST IRON INSERT AND ORIGINAL HERITAGE GREEN HEARTH TILES. A STUNNING TIMBER MANTEL SITS OVERTOP AND A BRASS PENDANT LIGHT ADDS TO YESTERYEAR CHARM. TO THE SIDE, A DOOR LEADS TO A STUDY NOOK, WHICH FEATURES A SERVERY WINDOW OPENING TO THE KITCHEN. FULLY NETWORKED, IT???S A GREAT PLACE FOR A HOME/OFFICE.
TO THE REAR OF THE HOME IS A SPACIOUS OPEN-PLAN LIVING ZONE. HERE, LARGE NORTH-FACING TIMBER WINDOWS PROVIDE AN ABUNDANCE OF NATURAL LIGHT AND TAKE IN BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF THE LANDSCAPED BACKYARD. THERE???S ALSO AN OLD WATER WELL STILL WITH ITS ORIGINAL CAST HAND PUMP ATTACHED. THE PRESENT OWNERS HAVE INCORPORATED IT INTO A LOVELY GARDEN FEATURE. BACK INSIDE, FRENCH DOORS OPEN FROM THE MAIN LIVING AREA TO A TIMBER DECK EXTENDING THE LIVING ZONE IN WARMER MONTHS AND PROVIDING A WONDERFUL PLACE TO ENTERTAIN.
BACK INSIDE, A BLACKWOOD KITCHEN IS A STANDOUT FEATURE. IT HAS AMPLE CABINET AND BENCH SPACE AND OFFERS ADDITIONAL EXTRAS LIKE A DOUBLE STAINLESS STEEL SINK WITH FLICK-MIXER TAP, POT DRAWS, A MICROWAVE ALCOVE AND A CLEVER APPLIANCE CABINET CONCEALED WITH A TIMBER ROLLER DOOR. IT ALSO INCLUDES QUALITY APPLIANCES SUCH AS A ROBINHOOD WALL OVEN AND GRILL, A MATCHING FOUR-BURNER GAS COOK TOP AND A CONCEALED EXHAUST FAN OVERTOP. ALL FINISHED WITH PERIOD ELEGANCE, YOU???LL MARVEL AT ITS SIZE.
ADJOINING IS THE FAMILY/MEALS AREA. A HUGE ZONE, IT ALONG WITH THE KITCHEN BOAST POLISHED TIMBER CATHEDRAL CEILINGS WITH PENDANT LIGHTS AND A CEILING FAN TO DISTRIBUTE AIR EVENLY THROUGHOUT THE AREA. A PAINTED BRICK WALL IS AN EYE-CATCHING FEATURE, ALONG WITH THE EXPANSIVE TERRACOTTA TILED FLOOR AND MASPORT GAS HEATER.
DOWNSTAIRS, TWO BEDROOMS BOTH HAVE QUALITY CURTAINS AND POLISHED TIMBER FLOORS UNDERFOOT; ONE STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL FIREPLACE STILL IN ORIGINAL WORKING ORDER.
UPSTAIRS, YOU???LL FIND TWO MORE BEDROOMS. BOTH ARE GENEROUS IN SIZE AND FEATURE FRENCH DOORS OPENING OUT TO THE HOMES EXPANSIVE FRONT BALCONY. VIEWS GO FOR MILES AND IT WOULD BE EASY TO WATCH AWAY THE DAY IN THIS TRULY BEAUTIFUL SPOT. ORNATE LACE WORK ADORNS THE BALCONY AND AGAIN, THE OWNERS HAVE BROUGHT THE PROPERTY BACK TO LIFE DOING IT JUSTICE.
TWO BATHROOMS SERVICE THE HOME ??? ONE DOWNSTAIRS AND ONE UPSTAIRS.
THE UPSTAIRS BATHROOM FEATURES AN OLD-FASHIONED, CLAW-FOOT BATH WITH BRASS SHOWER HEAD OVERTOP. AN EXQUISITE CARVED WHITE TIMBER VANITY HAS A MATCHING CARVED MIRROR OVERTOP. A HERITAGE-LOOK TOILET BLENDS WELL, WHILE PATTERNED TILES ARE CLASSY UNDERFOOT.
THE DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM HAS A MORE RELAXED FEEL. A STRIKING ZINC PETITION ENSURES PRIVACY, WHILE AGAIN TILES LOOK GREAT UNDERFOOT. A BUILT-IN TIMBER MEDICINE CABINET SITS OVERTOP OF A STYLISH TIMBER VANITY. A CORNER SHOWER SITS IN ONE CORNER; A TOILET SITS IN THE OTHER.
NEARBY, LARGE SLIDING DOORS CONCEAL AN IMPRESSIVE EUROPEAN LAUNDRY WITH BUILT-IN TROUGH AND ADDITIONAL STORAGE SPACE. A CUPBOARD NEARBY HAS HAD ITS DOOR PAINTED WITH BLACKBOARD PAINT. IT???S A NOVEL IDEA FOR A FAMILY NOTICEBOARD.
OUTSIDE, RED BRICK PAVERS LEAD AROUND A STUNNING URN THEN PAST STANDARD ROSES TO THE FRONT VERANDAH. ESTABLISHED GARDENS PROVIDE A CHARMING FRAME TO THIS PRESTIGIOUS PROPERTY ??? A PROPERTY TO ENVY.
OUT THE BACK, A BUNGALOW IS BEING LOVINGLY RESTORED TO UTILISE AS A SLEEPOUT/HOME OFFICE. ORIGINAL WINDOWS REMAIN WHILE ITS EXTERIOR GETS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE. FRENCH DOOR WILL OPEN FROM THE FRONT TO A SMALL BALCONY OVERLOOKING THE REAR YARD.
FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE PERIOD ELEGANCE, DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND INSPECT THIS REMARKABLE HOME. TASTEFULLY RENOVATED WITH QUALITY ABOUND, AN INSPECTION IS SURE TO DELIGHT.