Domain Review Bayside & Port Phillip - October 14, 2020

PEOPLE & PROPERTY OF MELBOURNE

DESIGN

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INTERIORS

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REAL ESTATE

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OCTOBER 14-20, 2020

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The editor’s desk

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We are pleased to be back after a rest period during the stage four lockdown. This week, our cover feature is Melbourne author Elliot Perlman. His novel Maybe the Horse Will Talk came out last year, but its social themes, including workplace perils, feel of-the-moment. It opens with: “I am absolutely terrified of losing a job I absolutely hate.”

Perlman is adapting the book for American television, and will executive produce the series. Dive into Perlman’s astute take on, as journalist Peter Barrett describes, “the precariousness of modern life”, in this week’s cover feature. ●

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DESIGN From a country hotel to a social distancing fix, Zahava Elenberg’s imagination moves with the times.

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new boutique luxury hotel is opening soon in Yarrawonga, giving us more reasons to holiday on the Murray River and think regionally when it comes to a getaway.

The 4.5-star hotel alongside Silverwoods golf course has undergone a $48 million dollar makeover, with Melbourne architect and designer Zahava Elenberg behind the custom furniture that you’ll find within the resort’s 70 rooms and other public spaces.

The combination of hotel rooms, residential apartments and serviced apartments at The Sebel Yarrawonga all come fitted with contemporary modern design, while the resort itself includes a Sol Wellness Centre day spa, gymnasium, waterfront pool plus dining and conference facilities.

There’ll be a range of food and beverage venues from a bistro to fine dining.

Elenberg, founder of the furniture and fit-out company Move-In and co-founder of Melbournebased architecture and design practice Elenberg Fraser, worked alongside Cox Architecture to add to the modern feel within the hotel’s interiors.

“People react emotionally to spaces, so when it comes a hotel fit-out like this, it’s exciting to work with developers who want to spend the money and see the care throughout all the process and really take care of those spaces,” says Elenberg, who is the daughter of gallerist Anna Schwarz.

“We also worked with local artisans and European ones to bring this project to life.

“But the weird thing is I haven’t been there to see the hotel since we finished because COVID-19 kicked in and we can’t travel there.”

It was during the first Melbourne lockdown that Elenberg created a new design product ClikClax, in

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Clicked into place response by the pandemic and concern about how social distancing when we return to the office.

She took a trip down memory lane (think 1960s vintage polystyrene toy Play Plax Squares) when she came up with new build-it-yourself Perspex screen systems you can use in the home, at the office or in any communal spaces.

Elenberg used to play with the original toys in the ’70s in her grandfather’s house alongside his Featherstone furniture. Now she makes bright coloured Perspex space dividers as a playful nod to that era but gives them a modern makeover.

“We’re also doing customised quotes for big offices that need to bring 200 people together

The ClikClax physical distancing partitions, above, designed by architect Zahava Elenberg, top left.

eventually,” Elenberg says. “Psychologically it’s interesting because it gives people a sense of their own space and ever since the ’90s and the use of the open-plan office, we lost that sense of privacy.

I think there’s something nice about having your own cubicle and corner within the workplace.

These are transparent and playful and envelope you in a space which is timely given our social distancing concern.”

The mother of three, who also sits on the Melbourne Internal Film Festival board and loves rock climbing Mount Arapiles in the Grampians in her spare time, also works on student accommodation projects. She completed Journal’s Leicester Street in Carlton in 2019, with another on Swanston Street, also in Carlton, set to open later this year or early 2021.

“Student accommodation is very different to creating 4.5-star hotel rooms but the principles remain the same. It’s all about creating something that is welcoming, unique and functional,” she says.

She’s rolling with the punches that comes with the pandemic. “New social distancing laws create real challenges when it comes to building and design work but this is the new normal,” she says.

“You can’t throw 100 people on site and get things done in three days any more, you really have to plan with a new set of criteria. There’s an element of patience, camaraderie and acceptance, which is quite nice. Everyone is in this together.” ●

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offee in the city at Degraves Street Espresso Bar. Cocktails at Romeo Lane.

Beers at the Grosvenor in St Kilda. Late nights upstairs at the Espie’s Alfred Felton bar. At this moment in time, one can’t help but feel a sense of jealousy, loss, or perhaps grief, following the exploits of characters in Elliot Perlman’s latest novel, Maybe the Horse Will Talk, which came out last October and is set in pre-COVID-19 Melbourne.

Perlman, best known for Three Dollars (made into an award-winning film with David Wenham in 2005) and Seven Types of Ambiguity (adapted into an award-winning television series in 2017 and screened on the ABC), was recently asked by Paramount Television Studios to adapt his newest book for the US small screen and be executive producer. It’s an “incredible opportunity”, says the writer, who lives in the inner south-east of Melbourne with his wife and two young sons.

“I had just parked the car at the kinder and was unbuckling my three-year-old from his seat and had

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Bestselling Melbourne author Elliot Perlman is taking his latest novel from page to screen. craft beer and pale-faced lawyers lurking in their Hawthorn heritage houses make the novel unmistakably Melbourne. Sadly, that will all have to be cut for the television version.

“The whole deal with Paramount is that they want me to adapt it for an American city with everybody being American. So, the only thing that remains Australian about it is me.”

But maybe, just maybe, that’s how a piece of our city slips in – via a Melburnian who was specifically chosen to tell the story in his unique voice, which Perlman describes as “a little bit, I guess, darkly comic, a little bit caustic, a bit cynical, at least in this novel”. Sounds kind of Melbourne to me.

Lights, camera, action on a darkly funny tale him in my arms when my phone beeped. It was a text from the president of Paramount in LA telling me, ‘Please call me when you wake up, we want to buy the Horse’. You don’t get many texts like that in your life.”

Maybe the Horse Will Talk starts with secondyear solicitor Stephen Maserov fighting for survival at cut-throat Collins Street law firm Freely Savage Carter Blanche. At home in Elwood, he’s father to two young children, but the ex-teacher’s marriage is falling apart, he’s about to lose his job as a solicitor and life is spiralling out of control. In desperation, Maserov buys more time by getting himself seconded to one of the firm’s biggest clients: a construction company battling multiple sexual harassment claims.

The story is a darkly humorous, well-observed account of corruption, abuse of power, corporate bullying and the precariousness of modern life.

While these are universal themes, Perlman’s peppering of references to Jeff Kennett, northside

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Although the American setting is still to be decided, Perlman says cities such as LA or New York are out, in favour of more “generic” metropolises such as Chicago. And, while it’s uncertain on what platform the series will screen, Paramount has indicated its preference for streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon, Apple TV or premium cable such as HBO. “The beauty of that is that you can be edgy, people can still swear, people can say things a bit more honestly,” Perlman says.

Perlman wrote the book over five years and in between other gigs, including a theatre script and his new children’s book sequel, Catvinkle and the Missing Tulips, which was released late last month.

The lapsed lawyer and barrister (he hasn’t practised for 20 years) says the idea for Maybe the Horse Will Talk came from a children’s fairytale his father told him, by the Sufi philosopher Nasreddin.

In it, a court jester falls out of favour with the king but manages to stay his execution for a year by promising to teach his ruler’s prized horse to talk.

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“I thought, let’s tell a story of adults in this incredibly precarious world of work where so many ... people are subject to what gets called ‘work-family conflict’.”

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“I thought, let’s tell a story of adults in this incredibly precarious world of work where so many … people are subject to what gets called ‘workfamily conflict’ – that situation where the demands of the world of work are incompatible with the demands of family and social bonds,” Perlman says.

“You can’t properly satisfy both. And, that’s the case whether you’re experiencing overwork in a competitive workplace or insufficient work and insufficient income in the ever-growing, everthreatening sideshow that is the gig economy.”

At the heart of his novel Perlman has created an environment where workers are in constant fear of being sacked by their all-powerful, unstable overlords; where sexual harassment is routine, and corruption is rife – material all gleaned from Perlman’s own early days as a lawyer and by talking to younger lawyers and professionals today.

“I didn’t suffer as badly as Maserov did, personally, but I saw people who did,” he says. “And, I didn’t love it. I much preferred my life as a barrister to my life as a solicitor.”

He recalls secretaries coming into his office and crying. He became a shoulder to lean on.

“And all I could do was tell them that maybe they should try to work for somebody else. You know, it was pretty basic advice but I didn’t know what else to tell them because the powers-that-be didn’t care.”

On the day we speak, sexual harassment is again in the news, this time in the highest court of the land with allegations of sexual misconduct made against former High Court justice Dyson Heydon QC. Meanwhile, the economic crisis caused by the pandemic has weakened job security even further, making the stakes of speaking up against improper behaviour at work even greater.

Perlman is under no illusion his tale will start a revolution but hopes it will help some people feel less alone: people who are too busy keeping their head down at work to think about these issues.

“I’m telling them, ‘You know how you do this, and you do that? Isn’t it crazy? Isn’t it unhealthy? Do you realise that everybody is feeling this way?’

“Nothing is going to change if we don’t start talking about it.” ●

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FOOD Adventurous desserts are on the menu, so it’s time to swap basic cakes for an air-light Japanese souffle.

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Cheese tea Yes, you read that correctly – cheese tea. Tea topped with cheese foam. It sounds wrong, but this salty topping made from milk and cream cheese

Souffle pancakes Thick, fluffy souffle pancakes found all over Japan have finally made their way here. The addition of whipped egg whites makes these pancakes bouncier and jigglier than the standard variety, and they boast a delectable, cloud-like texture.

To try them, order online from Keki Milkbar in the CBD. This small eatery inside Workshop Brothers’ Queen Street cafe serves six varieties including matcha, tiramisu, strawberry and plain with their signature dense cream.

You can also try one from Kumo Kumo (at the November Night Noodle Markets, but watch this space given restrictions). Flavours include black sugar boba (above) and creme brulee, all served with their very rich Japanese soft cream.

Crepe cakes

can actually be the perfect complement to a refreshing iced tea.

Since being created in Taiwan in 2010, this drink has been garnering popularity all over the world.

It can now be found across Melbourne, including at Gotcha, where the foam is made from pure Australian cream cheese and pairs well with oolong teas and coffee.

King Tea in the CBD also serves it.

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Mille Crepe Cakes, otherwise known as crepe cakes, are not new, but it’s only recently you’ve been able to buy them fresh in Melbourne.

Millé & B in Carlton (delivering) creates these every day, using 20 layers of delicate, thin crepes, separated by filling. The cafe offers classic vanilla (below) and a rotating

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elbourne has experienced numerous food trends in recent years, from cupcakes to burgers, fro-yo, doughnuts, and loaded shakes.

The next big things to command your taste buds’ attention are the following sweet treats ranging from Japan to New York in origin. Yes, they’re all highly Instagrammable, but we promise you’ll find them equally delicious.

Sweetest thing Filled buttermilk buns One of the latest food sensations to hit Melbourne is the Thai buttermilk bun, which is available for delivery from Laan Taan Melbourne Bakery (above). When torn open, the incredibly soft and doughy buns reveal an oozy, creamy filling. Think of them as similar to a steamed Chinese bun but with more of a white bread type of texture.

The owners of Laan Taan say they’re not the first to make filled buttermilk buns, which went viral in Thailand a while back, but they are the first to push them beyond the standard milk custard flavour. Thai tea is their best seller, and other rotating flavours include purple sweet potato, choco malt, Nutella and pink milk, all of which photograph as well as they taste.

Laan Taan is online, for pre-order and weekly delivery only for now, but there are plans to open a physical store in the future.

array of Asian-inspired flavours from pandan and coconut to matcha and adzuki. Cakes can be bought by the slice or whole when ordered in advance.

New York cookies New York City is famous for its chewy, moist and thick chocolate chip cookies. Best served warm, when broken you should be able to see an abundance of half-melted choc chips.

Finally, you can sample New Yorkstyle cookies in Melbourne thanks to two newly opened businesses.

Originally from Perth, The Cookie Box established a Windsor store in February (currently takeaway only).

Its rustic, artisan and chunky cookies (above) are available in eight regular flavours, including one vegan option, and there’s an additional special monthly flavour.

An even newer store is The Cookie Dough Co in Northcote (doing takeaway). Here you’ll find loaded cookies topped with Kit Kats, Oreos and M&Ms, and ultra indulgent cookie slabs and cakes. ●

INTERIORS Decor & styling experts share five cost-effective updates for your home.

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Millie Alison and Katrina Garrett of The Design Paddock with Haze artwork by Kate Durack (Walcha Gallery of Art), above; their Spring Ridge project, right.

FIRST IMPRESSION

Moving inside, the pair tackle the entryway next, a site that is often a dumping zone for shoes, keys and wallets. For Garrett, the trick is to declutter this space and create designated zones for these things.

“Wall hooks to hang your coats or a simple bench seat to sit and take off your shoes, where you can then store them neatly underneath, is a good option.”

COLOUR CHANGE

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nless you’re Vogue editor Anna Wintour, you probably won’t go through life with the same haircut. You’ll commit to a style then, on a whim, experiment.

Sometimes it will pay off, other times not so much. But the good thing is with hair nothing is finite, you can freshen up your look as you please and it’s the same with your interiors.

As interior designers, Katrina Garrett and Millie Alison of The Design Paddock make a living helping people update their homes to suit their life stage.

From the first-home buyer to downsizing empty-nesters, both Garrett and Alison are skilled at identifying the needs of their clients and creating homely spaces that reflect them. But they acknowledge that not every existing space needs to be renovated or structurally enhanced to make it feel fresh.

“There are a variety of smaller, cost-effective DIY home projects you can achieve over a weekend that can really freshen up your space,” Alison says.

Before tackling any DIY project, the pair suggest looking at your home one room at a time and identifying key areas that need some help.

“It’s definitely more manageable if you work on one area at a time before moving onto the next,” says Garrett, who suggests starting with the exterior and entrance of the home if you live in a street-facing house.

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“Freshening up the exterior of your home can be as simple as doing some gardening and making sure everything looks tidy,” Alison says.

“If you’ve got largely lawn with limited plants, adding a mature tree in a pot near the doorway can also make your home feel more inviting.”

Giving the front door some love too with a coat of paint can also make all the difference.

Choosing to introduce a bold colour here can also add some intrigue to your entrance.

Before you consider any drastic structural changes, lean into cosmetic changes first. Perhaps all your living room needs is a fresh coat of paint to neutralise the space.

“White paint is always good because it makes rooms appear larger and adds an element of brightness,” Alison says. “There’s also a variety of surface-specific paints available where you can easily paint over outdated laminex kitchen benches or give bathroom tiles a new colour, which make a huge difference to the look and feel of a space.”

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Another simple and cost-effective option for freshening up your interiors is replacing hardware from door knobs to kitchen and bathroom cabinet handles. “These can differentiate from room to room but keep the style consistent across the home,” Garrett says.

LET THERE BE LIGHT

Perhaps the simplest cosmetic change you can make is switching your light globes. “In the living and bedroom areas, always opt for a light globe that diffuses warm light – it will make the space more inviting, comfortable and relaxing,” Garrett says. ●

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This property would suit a family looking for fun and diversions on home ground. With its pool, large garden, indoor/outdoor lifestyle and proximity to the beach, this will feel like your very own resort.

The self-cleaning, heated pool and spa in the north-facing private garden is a good place to start. This sparkling affair has a glass fence and the pontoon deck comes with a cantilevered umbrella.

Inside, the ground floor is mainly living areas, stretching from one side of the house to the other with oak floors, a neutral colour scheme of whites and greys, and timber features providing the backdrop. There is space here for everyone to pursue their interests separately or to entertain a crowd. The white kitchen with stone benchtops is at the heart of this vast living space and is well-equipped with state-of-the-art appliances including a Siemens teppanyaki plate, sparkling-water tap, integrated Liebherr fridge and freezer, and German cabinetry.

The living area is finely detailed with bespoke joinery.

Overlooking the garden is a long window seat with storage below, and built-in cabinetry keeps devices and entertainment equipment neat and tidy. A large gas log fireplace is set in a feature chimney and a wall of windows opens to the covered deck and looks out to the pool.

Also on the ground floor are a fitted study, bathroom, laundry and a storage room off the garage.

The first floor is the bedroom zone. The main bedroom is a luxurious suite of spaces with walk-in and built-in wardrobes, an en suite with twin basins and oversized

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shower, and the bedroom sprawling across the full width of the floor. All the bedrooms are carpeted. One of the

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remaining three has a vaulted ceiling and all have built-in

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wardrobes. They share the family bathroom with its oval

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soaker bath.

The house has plantation shutters, hydronic heating and zoned ducted heating and cooling, surround sound, CCTV security, keyless entry, garden lighting and a 5000-litre underground water tank. The location is ideal for families.

The beach, shopping, transport, parks and schools are all within walking distance. ●

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Having spent this year getting intimately reacquainted with our homes, luckier owners and renters have developed a new-found appreciation for two key assets: light and space.

This Brighton East house offers both on a 540-squaremetre block, including a smartly designed al fresco space, firepit area and outdoor shower (plus veggie patch). Inside you’ll find original decorative ceilings, a skylit open-plan lounge and dining room and three bedrooms, with the main bedroom hosting an en suite. Dendy Park is nearby but prepare to spend all of summer in the airconditioned family retreat out the back of the house, which opens onto the entertaining area – perfect for when guests are finally allowed back over. ● ANDERS FURZE

Agent: Nick Johnstone, Nick Johnstone 0414 276 871 Price: $1.75 million Private sale

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This four-bedroom house is a character-filled monument to 1920s residential architecture. It’s all in the details: whether that be the central hall’s leadlight bay windows, the open fireplace in the main bedroom or the formal dining room.

There are high ceilings throughout, and upstairs you’ll find a spacious children’s zone, including two large bedrooms and a retreat. The al fresco area overlooks the private northeast landscaped garden (hosting a backyard shed, too) and there is potential for future renovations, subject to council approval. This house can be found on an approximately 696-square-metre block right on the corner of Westbury Grove. It’s close to schools, Chapel Street and Dandenong Road. ● ANDERS FURZE

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CAULFIELD NORTH \ 454 DANDENONG ROAD 4

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A six-metre-long studio with shower en suite and a bedroom above is a bonus at this pretty family home. Set on a block of about 613 square metres, the house has two living areas and a separate timber kitchen. The formal living room at the front of the house and the main bedroom have deep bay windows and the bedroom has an ooh-la-la spa en suite. At the rear is a covered entertainment area and the house has hardwood floors, heating and airconditioning, built-in wardrobes in all bedrooms and excellent storage.

Dandenong Road trams are on the doorstep and shopping options include Alma Village, Malvern Central and High Street. Caulfield Junior College and Glen Eira College are nearby. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON

Agent: Gary Peer, Yan Dosen 0452 661 029 Price: $1.5 million-$1.65 million Auction: 1.30pm, October 25

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lounge, where a cutaway lets the living

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ground floor. In winter, spend cosy evenings

action flow into the amalgamated kitchen

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curled up on the couch in front of the

and dining areas. Step out the back door to the terrace and ginormous backyard. With

gas log fireplace. Just down the corridor

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is a study, ideal for working from home.

As is evident here, you CAN teach an

shops, trains, parks and the beach about

old clinker brick new tricks, and this one

10 minutes on foot, cars are likely to stay

Start your mornings with a stroll along

bedroom, equipped with a spacious walk-

might have a few more up its sleeve, with

parked in the long driveway. ●

the beach before returning to this serene

in wardrobe and en suite. Three additional

the block certainly big enough for major

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retreat in Safety Beach. Oozing Hamptons-

bedrooms can be found upstairs. ●

extensions or a separate build STCA. What

style charm, this family home will never

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you get straight up is a cross-century

leave you wanting for more space. High

sweetie, with its 1930s exterior cocooning

ceilings and generous windows draw in the

a chic, modernised interior. Original

The ground floor is home to the main

light to keep things feeling airy, or take it

blackbutt floorboards provide era cred.

Agent: Ray White, Brooke Wegener

one step further and enjoy warm summer

Agent: Black Fox Real Estate, Jayme

Both bedrooms have built-in wardrobes.

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evenings in the covered al fresco dining

Wallison 0458 575 556

The second bathroom blends with the

Price: $900,000-$990,000

space. This outdoor entertaining area joins

Price: $1.25 million-$1.32 million

laundry. A gas log fireplace graces the

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open-plan living and dining areas on the

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the kitchen is fitted with a walk-in pantry

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and Bosch induction cooktop, while a tiled splashback and vintage blue cabinetry

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bathroom. A wood heater punctuates the open-plan hub, where the kitchen has a

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keeps things fresh. The main bedroom is

walk-in pantry and Bosch appliances. Glass doors unite the hub and the entertainment

on the ground floor, and includes an en

deck, beyond which a lawn invites play

Fans of urban-industrial charm should

suite and walk-in wardrobe. The additional

A court location and a back gate direct to

and vegetable boxes and dwarf fruit trees

look no further than this modern three-

two bedrooms are found upstairs, ensuring

Tulip Grove Reserve make this property

promote a productive pastime for big and

bedroom home. A barn-like exterior meets

privacy. Local schools, Chadstone shopping

great for a young family. The easy-care

small. Heating and cooling included. ●

a modern interior, with communal living

centre and access to public transport are

landscaping (with irrigation system)

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areas enjoying an airy open-plan layout.

all nearby. ● MEGAN WHITFIELD

adds more scope for leisure time. Behind

Generous windows with sleek black panes

the brown-brick facade, the interior

draw in natural light, with skylights adding

presents all fresh and shiny due to lots

Agent: Buxton, Louise Herterich

to this. Additional comfort is provided

of light, glossy timber floors and pristine

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through the open wood fireplace and view

Agent: Jellis Craig, Ari Levin 0407 412 142

paintwork. The main bedroom has an en

Price: $1.2 million-$1.3 million

out to the outdoor deck. Well-equipped for

Price: $1.3 million-$1.4 million

suite. The fourth is simply huge. There’s

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baking bread or testing out new recipes,

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a free-standing bath in the snow-white

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balcony. Along with a hub, you get a bright

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via double doors to a charming north-

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living room. Fold the glass doors for a broad

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facing paved courtyard with a pond. The

bond with the decked, paved and lawn

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backyard with inbuilt barbecue. Close to

house, on about 211 square metres, has

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Bay Street shops, light rail, primary school

hydronic heating, cooling, and attic storage for about two-thirds of its length. It is close

It was double-fronted to start with, but

and the beach, this place eats location for

Charming period flourishes, comfortable

to the beach, Albert Park, Middle Park

innovative improvements to this Victorian

breakfast. ● KAY KEIGHERY

spaces and a high level of functionality

Primary School and Albert Park College. ●

house have now made it exponentially

characterise this pretty semi-detached

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blessed. There’s a spa in the internal

cottage on a corner block. Ornate timber

courtyard and a Japanese garden in the

fireplaces, picture rails and deep skirting

backyard. The open-plan hub gives on to

boards add warmth and parquetry flooring has been laid in the living area. The main

Agent: Greg Hocking Holdsworth, Peter

format, with two minors at the front of

Agent: Greg Hocking, Simon Gowling

bedroom at the front of the house has

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