All ready for exciting new lifestyle chapter

An author with a keen eye for design has used her creative skill to polish up this private waterfront pad

ROMANCE author Diane Demetre decided to apply her creative writing focus to design and the end result is a smartly renovated waterfront home.

The passionate storyteller and her husband John invested more than $200,000 into recently updating the large canal property they bought about a decade ago.

“We had a team of really good professional tradespeople,” Ms Demetre said.

“I did all the design and then they made it all happen.”

Ms Demetre said many years of experience in the entertainment industry assisted her during the planning and execution phases, which lasted about two months.

“I’m a visual person so I can see what I want and I have had a great team,” she said. “The plan was to put it on the market so the buyer would have a beautiful new home and wouldn’t have to touch a thing.”

This means the entire property is in mint condition, from the rear timber deck to the impressive open-plan kitchen.

“We’ve brought this property into the 21st century so now it’s just a matter of finding the right buyer,” Ms Demetre said.

“It’s a huge block with amazing water frontage so it’s perfect for a professional couple with teenage kids to put a boat out the back and just enjoy the real Gold Coast lifestyle.”

The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home is on an extremely private 1161sq m parcel of land which is less than a 10-minute drive to Pacific Fair Shopping Centre and Broadbeach.

The property features indoor and outdoor living spaces while high ceilings add depth to the home.

All three bedrooms come with their own private balcony access.

An elegant style features throughout the property including modern finishes in the bathrooms.

“It’s a prime spot as the Gold Coast grows because you’re in the thick of it but we’re on the last canal off the river so there’s no traffic,” Ms Demetre said. “You’re at the seaway within 30 minutes.” Also on the property is a three-car garage, which has plenty of room to store watercraft or a camper trailer.