Designed to delight
Sheer elegance and perfectly executed interior design are just the starting points for this magnificent Merivale home.
Set within immaculately landscaped grounds that offer complete privacy, this is luxurious living in every respect.
In an area that sets a very high bar in residential real estate, this beautifully detailed home easily clears it.
The grace and craftsmanship of the home’s origins have been cleverly and seamlessly blended with contemporary renovations that offer all the comfort and convenience demanded by a modern lifestyle.
It is this eye for creating intimate and large spaces that make this home so attractive, along with a floor plan that sees the home open to north-facing patios and sheltered grounds with clipped buxus hedging and specimen trees. It’s a glorious, large, sun-lit expanse that extends across the front of the property.
There is space to spare here, with three living areas, five bedrooms and three wellappointed bathrooms.
The predominantly white colour palette amplifies the light and space in this home, with its combination of timber flooring and charcoal-coloured carpet creating a timeless interior.
From the sparkling chandeliers in the formal living area and dining area, to the skylights and original lead lights, there is much to love about this home where nothing has been overlooked in the pursuit of design excellence.
It’s a home designed as much for entertaining as it is for family living and as such has a welldesigned kitchen to accommodate large-scale catering.
The warmth and enduring beauty of the timber floors are offset by sleek white cabinetry and Corian benchtops that allow plenty of food preparation area.
Cooking is made easy with a Smeg induction cooktop and combination oven, while the spacious scullery takes care of any additional storage and prep areas.
Expertly zoned for relaxation, recreation and entertaining, the open-plan casual living and dining room alongside the kitchen open to the grounds, as does the separate formal lounge warmed by an Escea gas fire.
Upstairs is where you’ll find a games/media room with its own kitchenette, making it the perfect place to install older children and their guests while you enjoy some peace downstairs.
Future-proofing comes courtesy of having bedrooms and bathrooms across two levels.
Upstairs, the master suite is a serene and sunny retreat with a walk-in-wardrobe, tiled ensuite and views to the grounds.
Three further bedrooms are serviced by a main bathroom with a separate bath and shower.
Downstairs, the guest bedroom or downstairs master includes a modern ensuite.
While you’re waiting for summer to make its appearance you will have wraparound warmth in the form of heat pumps, a gas fire, full insulation and under-tile heating in the bathrooms.
The north-facing aspect also guarantees you a generous amount of sun for most of the year.
Double garaging with automatic doors and off-street parking takes care of practicalities, as does the separate laundry.
This is a beautiful home that has had considerable thought, time and money spent on it, with every detail designed to create seamless spaces that offer good living and entertaining areas inside and out.
Exceptionally well detailed, decorated with significant flair and designed to offer a high degree of comfort, form and functionality it sits in serene splendour surrounded by homes of a similarly high standard.
Its value lies not only in its design and location, but also in the evident quality of the build and detailing which will almost certainly guarantee its next owners a long and happy ownership.
Within walking distance to Merivale Village and just a few minutes’ drive to the CBD, its location in a quiet street also comes with zoning for some of Christchurch’s most desirable schools including Elmwood School, Heaton Intermediate and Christchurch Girls’ and Boys’ high schools.
Private schools are also conveniently close, which may see you joyfully wave goodbye to the school run.
Designed to delight for many more generations, it really does have to be seen to be properly admired and you can do that at the open homes this weekend.
Address: 68 Murray Place, Merivale, Christchurch.
Description: Beautifully detailed home with a well-executed renovation. Immaculate presentation inside and out. Five bedrooms, three bathrooms, three living areas, designer kitchen and dining area. Expansive indoor/ outdoor living opening to sheltered, north-facing patios, deck and grounds. Combination of gas fire and heat pumps, and insulation. Double garaging, off-street parking.
Land area: 771sqm.
Auction: 10am, Thursday September 17,2020 Harcourts Gold Auction Rooms, 471 Papanui Road, Christchurch (unless sold prior.)
Open Days: Saturday & Sunday,
2.30pm to 3pm.
Licensed Agent REAA 2008:
Cameron Bailey, Harcourts, phone 352-6166 or 027 555-7079.
Online: Harcourts.org.nz ID PI65368.