Fabulous California bungalow bones provided the perfect canvas for a sophisticated Manifold Heights renovation that’s all class.
The two-storey character home in one of the suburb’s prized tree-lined streets has been transformed with modern flair over the past 18 months.
Beauty now runs more than skin deep at the 858sq m property, which welcomes you via a landscaped front garden and traditional porch refreshed with elegant heritage tiling.
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No expense has been spared on the character home renovation.
Polished concrete floors feature in the open-plan rear living area.
A rear extension is the centrepiece of the reconfigured five-bedroom home, creating an open-plan living hub that connects to two large covered decks and a lush lawn.
The oversized, four-car garage accessed via a side lane is another highlight, particularly for those with grown up toys to store.
A hallway with glazing on both sides – designed to provide safe passage from the car when arriving home late at night – connects the garage to the house and is just one many finer details that show how much care has gone into the renovation.
Whitford, Newtown director John Moran said the vendors had spared no expense on 7 Bostock Ave, Manifold Heights.
“It’s been fully renovated using only the highest quality fixtures and fittings and it’s really got that wow factor,” Mr Moran said.
“There’s not been much in Manifold Heights in the past 12 months in that really high-end market and with this one, everything is done so you can just walk in and enjoy it.”
Pops of green feature throughout.
All the landscaping is taken care of.
Custom cabinetry provides functional storage solutions.
Period charms meld with thoughtful and functional modern design touches in the original front section of the home where five bedrooms (one of which could be a study) sit off an central entrance hall.
Custom built-in storage, with curved cutouts for display shelving in pops of green, features not only in the minor bedrooms but the common areas, where a lowline shelf unit with stylish hat and coat hanging space above creates a mudroom type space perfect for stowing away all manner of things.
In main bedroom suite, the walk-in wardrobe leads through to a ensuite with dual vanities, while across the hall a family bathroom has both a freestanding bath and shower.
More curved cabinetry and green highlights provide continuity as you move through into the open-plan kitchen, living and dining area.
A second sink is tucked away in the butler’s pantry.
Original leadlight windows are retained in the front bedrooms.
Curved mirrors make an appearance in both bathrooms.
Here the timber floors give way to polished concrete and a high raked ceiling allows for large windows that draw in maximum natural light.
The kitchen features quality appliances, including a Billi tap, a butler’s pantry, island bench and separate breakfast bar with a window overlooking the rear garden.
Upstairs, another living area provides an additional hangout space with its own balcony.
Families are also well catered for with the large laundry which includes a drying cupboard and a powder room with two way access from the garden.
Whitford, Newtown agent John Moran is handing the sale of 7 Bostock Ave, Manifold Heights. Price hopes are $2.25m to $2.45m.