The Hunt is Over
Perfectly positioned in one of Huntington’s favourite streets, this executive family home boasts a superb balance of form and function.
A double-height entranceway provides a formal welcome to the home, which is spread over two levels.
Smoothly aligned living areas feature at ground level in an adaptable layout that can be personalised to your family needs.
A near-new log burner keeps the lounge snug in the depths of winter while window seating in the family zone offers sunny nooks for day-time relaxing.
The centrally sited kitchen gives social cohesion when entertaining. Living spaces can be shut off for peace and privacy. Seamless flow outdoors encourages an alfresco lifestyle in grounds that surround a pergola and large courtyard.
Clever design is a feature of the super-efficient kitchen. Everything is located within easy reach and the sweeping bench tops, which flow into the essential island bench, make it a breeze to produce everyday family meals, baking and fabulous meals for guests. They are backed up with gas hobs and wall ovens and loads of storage space. Gas fires the home’s water and heating systems too.
Two double family bedrooms downstairs have easy access to a full bathroom, which includes the luxury of a bath. A double wardrobe features in each bedroom.
There is plenty of storage space under the stairs, masses in the ceiling and there’s more in the generous laundry at the back of the home, which has direct access to the clothesline.
Upstairs, the sun-dappled master suite offers views over the surrounding area. It includes a walk-in wardrobe and a tiled ensuite, which has dual vanities and under-flooring heating – as does the main bathroom downstairs.
Also on the upper level is a mezzanine lounge, currently used as an office. ‘‘Potential exists to convert it into a fourth bedroom,’’ says marketing agent Murray Watson.
The home sits on a tidy fully fenced child-friendly 670-square-metre section. There’s plenty of room out here for the kids, and their plethora of equipment and toys, and for the family pets to play safely.
Orientated to the sun, the home won a Merit Award in the 1999 House of the Year competition, Murray says. ‘‘It’s a lovely dwelling which also offers scope for value-added modernisation in a desirable area sought after for its school zoning, convenience to retail and transport, and aesthetics of gully boardwalks and local parks.’’