Fun of the Circus

THIS brilliantly madeover multi-level home in Arthurs Circus in the heart of Battery Point has a distinctive divide between old and new.

The original cottage dates back to 1850 and the symmetrical facade is classic GeorgianVictorian, with a cottage rose garden and a picket fence on the street-front.

It has a leadlight entry, then a central hallway with a high ceiling, a wainscot and polished baltic pine floorboards that extend into two goodsized front rooms.

One is a designated bedroom and the other a sitting room with a skylight and built-in cupboards and shelving.

At the end of the hall is a formal dining room with new myrtle floorboards, downlighting and a fireplace.

The contemporary bathroom has a tiled floor, a skylight, a glassed shower bay, a vanity unit and a toilet. It also has a steep stairway – a ship’s companionway in style – up to a storage loft.

The dining room has a wide opening to a contemporary kitchen, which has a full-width roof light that marks the beginning of a multi-level rear extension completed in 2009.

The architect-designed extension also incorporates a sunken lounge, another bathroom and two good-sized bedrooms.

The kitchen has a rich burgundy glossed vinyl finish, under-floor heating, stone benchtops and island workbench, a quality stainless-steel stove with a gas hob and an electric oven, a stainless-steel dishwasher, easy-close cupboards and drawers and a double-door pantry cupboard with slide-out shelving.

There is also a seethrough glass hatch to an under-floor wine storage.

There is a hide-away laundry with a nearby door to a covered carportcum-outdoor entertaining area with a steel storage shed.

The tiled kitchen floor extends to a sunny breakfast nook with a door to a flagstoned side courtyard.

Astep provides access to the spacious, light-filled lounge area with a polished concrete floor, sliding-door access to the grounds and to a partly covered rear timber deck. Beyond is a small lawn area and established garden.

Fromthe lounge area, a celery top pine staircase with a glass balustrade and stainless-steel hand rail leads to an upper landing, two more bedrooms and a central bathroom.

The landing has a linen cupboard, which also has room for a ladder designed to provide access to an under-roof storage locker.

The tiled bathroom has a spa tub and a glassenclosed shower bay.

Both bedrooms have polished celery top floors and large built-in wardrobes. The master also has access to a balcony with views tomt Wellington.