55 Downshire Road

Elsternwick VIC 3185

AN INSPIRINGLY INSIGHTFUL TRANSFORMATION FOCUSING ON SUPERIOR INCLUSIONS, STREAMLINED STYLE AND SEEMINGLY EFFORTLESS EFFICIENCY HAS TRANSFIGURED THIS VICTORIAN HOME INTO A SUBLIME FOUR BEDROOM FAMILY AND ENTERTAINERS' TRIUMPH IN A PREMIER POSITION. - FOUR LARGE BEDROOMS (MOST WITH BIRS/WIR) - LIVING/DINING, KITCHEN/MEALS/FAMILY, RUMPUS ROOM - THREE CHIC BATHROOMS INCLUDING ENSUITE - EXPANSIVE DECKING, IRRIGATED GARDENS, FULLY TILED POOL - MARBLE FEATURES AND SONOS MUSIC SYSTEM - HYDR/HEAT, EVAP/COOLING, DRIVEWAY & GARAGE AN INSPIRINGLY INSIGHTFUL TRANSFORMATION FOCUSING ON SUPERIOR INCLUSIONS, STREAMLINED STYLE AND SEEMINGLY EFFORTLESS EFFICIENCY HAS TRANSFIGURED THIS VICTORIAN HOME INTO AN EXQUISITE YET PRACTICAL FAMILY AND ENTERTAINERS' TRIUMPH. SITUATED IN A PREMIER POSITION, THE STUNNING FOUR BEDROOM HOME FEATURES A BEAUTIFUL LEADLIGHT ENTRY, HIGH CEILINGS, ROSETTES, DEEP CORNICES, AN ELABORATE ARCHWAY, DOWN LIGHTS, AMERICAN OAK FLOORBOARDS, CARPET, TILES, ROMAN BLINDS, PLANTATION SHUTTERS, AUTOMATED BLINDS, SUPERIOR 360 DEGREE INSULATION AND DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOWS. HYDRONIC HEATING PROVIDES ECONOMICAL COMFORT IN THE COOLER MONTHS, AND EVAPORATIVE COOLING TAKES THE EDGE OFF SUMMERS' HEAT. AN ALARM BOOSTS SECURITY AND THE HOME HAS BEEN EQUIPPED WITH SMART WIRING THROUGHOUT, UTILISED BY THE STATE OF THE ART SONOS SOUND SYSTEM, WHICH HAS THREE INDEPENDENT ZONES, INCLUDING OUTSIDE. STILL RETAINING SOME OF ITS ORIGINAL ASSETS, THE VAST LIVING AND DINING ROOM AT THE FRONT OF THE HOME BOASTS A GORGEOUS MARBLE FIREPLACE. MORE CONTEMPORARY SPACES INCLUDE AN UPSTAIRS KIDS' RUMPUS ROOM, AND RADIANT KITCHEN, MEALS AND FAMILY DOMAIN, FILLED WITH INVITING DAYBEDS, SPLENDID MARBLE AND A ROMANTIC WOOD FIRE. HANDSOME SURFACES ADORN THE KITCHEN, AND THE MARBLE COUNTERS HAVE BEEN SEALED WITH A PROTECTIVE COATING TO MAINTAIN THE COLOUR AND INTEGRITY OF THE PALE STONE. STAINLESS STEEL KITCHEN APPLIANCES INCLUDE AN EXCELLENT BERTAZZONI ITALIAN STOVE, FEATURING A SIX-BURNER GAS COOK TOP, PLUS A COMMERCIAL GRADE QASAIR RANGE HOOD AND INTEGRATED MIELE DISHWASHER. A BUTLER'S PANTRY MAKES NEAT STORAGE EASY, AND FINISHING TOUCHES INCLUDE A BREAKFAST BAR, SOFT CLOSE DRAWERS, TILED SPLASH BACKS AND A WINE FRIDGE. SLIDING GLASS STACKER DOORS BEYOND THE DINING AREA CAN BE OPENED FOR A CAREFREE INDOOR/OUTSIDE LIFESTYLE IN WARM WEATHER, SO YOU CAN STEP STRAIGHT OUT TO THE ENTERTAINER'S DECK WITH FOOD FRESH FROM THE KITCHEN, WHILE THE CHILDREN PLAY ON THE LAWN BEHIND OR JUMP INTO THE SPARKLING, SALTWATER SWIMMING POOL. SELF CLEANING, SOLAR HEATED AND FULLY TILED, THE LONG POOL MAKES A STRIKING STATEMENT. RAINWATER STORAGE IS CONCEALED UNDER THE DECKING, WITH AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS DELIVERING WATER TO THE EASILY MAINTAINED NATIVE PLANTS THAT LINE THE REAR GARDEN, JOINED BY MOUTH-WATERING OLIVE TREES AND CITRUS FRUIT. THE BEDROOMS ARE UNOFFICIALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN A 'PARENTS' WING' ON THE ENTRY LEVEL, AND 'KIDS' DOMAIN' ABOVE, WITH THE MASTER BEDROOM AND A SECOND BEDROOM BELOW, AND TWO MORE DOUBLE BEDROOMS, EACH WITH BUILT-IN ROBES AND POOL VIEWS, ADJOINING THE UPSTAIRS RETREAT AND SHARING A BATHROOM AND POWDER ROOM. THE SPACIOUS MASTER BEDROOM FEATURES BANK OF ROBES IN A WALK-IN DRESSING AREA, PLUS A SOPHISTICATED ENSUITE. ON THE SAME STOREY, THE 'GUEST BATHROOM' HIGHLIGHTS BEAUTIFUL MARBLE SURFACES, PLUS A CHIC FRAMELESS SHOWER, WALL-MOUNTED BASIN, MIRRORED CABINET, TOILET AND HEATED TOWEL RAIL. THE LAUNDRY HAS ALSO BEEN INTELLIGENTLY DESIGNED, WITH ITS FOLDOUT IRONING BOARD, BENCHES, DRYING AREA AND ABUNDANT STORAGE SPACE, WHICH IS COMPLEMENTED BY PLENTY OF STORAGE SPACE THROUGHOUT THE HOME, INCLUDING AN UNDER-STAIR AREA. FIND A HOME FOR YOUR CARS IN THE FRONT DRIVEWAY AND GARAGE, REVEL IN THE RENOWNED LOCALE AND STROLL TO COLLEGES, PARKS, TRANSPORT, POPULAR GLEN HUNTLEY ROAD SHOPS AND CAFES. HARMONIOUS FAMILY LIVING AND SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINING IS VIRTUALLY ASSURED!