Period glamour has been celebrated in the architect-designed renovation of this 1890s Victorian, which has hit the market in Hawthorn East.
A balconied facade, wide arched hallway, grand fireplaces, decorative cornices and timber floors have been retained in the vendors’ overhaul, which also injected serious flair in the form of eye-popping wall colours and light fittings.
Kay & Burton’s Celeste Wright said the owners had also reconfigured the rear of the double-storey home on a substantial 974sq m block at 254 Riversdale Rd, which has a $6-$6.3 million price guide.
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This involved creating a contemporary open-plan living and dining space featuring a kitchen with a Calacatta marble island, a striking marble splashback, Miele appliances and a butler’s pantry.
The room flows out to landscaped grounds containing a self-cleaning pool, a barbecue kitchen, an alfresco deck and an in-ground trampoline.
The vendors engaged Matt Gibson Architects for the reno, which Ms Wright said was completed about 18 months ago.
The firm’s previous projects include a five-level East Melbourne townhouse overlooking the MCG that sold for $4.2 million in 2018, and a South Yarra house once owned by a modelling agency and frequented by Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Guy Pearce, which fetched $4.1 million last year.
Its “Hiro-En House” in Kew and “Mixed Use House” in St Kilda have also previously been short-listed for Houses Awards.
The Hawthorn East property has both formal and casual living spaces, and a study in addition to four upstairs bedrooms.
A garage with $60,000 hydraulic doors completes the package, which is due to be auctioned on February 23.
The property last sold in 2011 for $2.78 million, according to CoreLogic.
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Originally published as Hawthorn East: Century-old house transformed from drab to fab
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