Magical Eastbourne character home
AN ARCHITECTURALLY renovated Eastbourne home, with charming seaside character and fantastic harbour views, is for sale by negotiation from $950,000.
The three-bedroom house, at 277 Muritai Rd, dates to the 1910s on an elevated 1618-square metre section with a delightful garden and a carport with a garage door.
It has a weatherboard-andstucco exterior with a Colorsteel roof and a large deck for sunny indoor-outdoor living.
The breathtaking view from the deck stretches from the harbour heads, across the eastern bays and Wellington City, to Somes Island.
‘‘A lot of homes in Eastbourne have wonderful views but these are very special,’’ Kim Slessor, of Just Paterson Real Estate, says.
The property is only a few minutes’ walk from the beach and has an outdoor shower inside the front gate for washing off sand and salt water before boarding the cable car or walking up the treelined path to the front door of the 160sqm house.
It opens into an entrance with the first of the bedrooms to the left.
It has a mezzanine for the bed, deep storage and an ensuite with a shower cabinet, vanity, toilet and underfloor heating.
Stairs ascend to the sitting room, living/dining areas, kitchen, study and separate laundry with toilet.
The open-plan kitchen and dining area have re-sanded floorboards and exposed aggregate concrete tiles on the western perimeter, where French doors open to an expansive deck overlooking the colourful canopies of two spectacular rhododendrons.
The dining area has bifolding windows on two sides that exquisitely frame the view while another set of French doors open to a garden path.
The kitchen has an underbench oven, four-burner gas hob, dishwasher, breakfast bar with storage, and walk-in pantry.
The sitting room is next to the dining area. It has a west-facing window seat with storage and a Jetmaster fireplace with original timber surround.
Upstairs are two more doublebedrooms, each with a stunning view, and the bathroom.
The latter has a deep tiled bath, shower, toilet, vanity and a skylight with a view of the native bush at the back of the property.
There’s also a bridge that leads to the picturesque terraced garden, complete with three kowhais, a vegetable patch, and steps to a private, sheltered al fresco deck.
Other features include a view of Scorching Bay from the top of the stairs, a heat pump, wool insulation, extensive storage, a wood shed and a water tank under the deck.
‘‘This is a meticulously maintained home with a special mix of character and modern living,’’ Slessor says. ‘‘It’s that combination which makes it so magical.’’