144 Wellington Street

A picket fence and leafy front garden creates an instantly appealing introduction to the superb interior of this Edwardian family home. Renovated and extended with flair and imagination by an award-winning Architect Rebecca Naughtin creating a totally liveable environment in a sought-after pocket of Kew. The interior features subtle period attributes including coloured leadlight glass, high ceilings with roses and cornices in the traditional rooms. Beautiful spotted gum floors flow through the hallway past a study/home office or fourth bedroom, downstairs bedroom alongside a dual access bathroom with a freestanding bath and a powder room. A further two bedrooms with built-in robes are situated on the upper level including a main with a stylish ensuite, WIR and private deck. An expansive glass walled family living and dining room with vaulted ceilings and sky windows includes a wine room and sleek kitchen equipped with reconstituted stone benches, island bench, a prestige Falcon gourmet stove and F & P dishwasher plus an adjacent pantry/laundry. Opening to a wide deck with a gas barbeque overlooking a private garden oasis - creating a flowing indoor/outdoor dining and entertaining area to be enjoyed with family or friends. Other features of instantly appealing home include video intercom entry, an alarm, hydronic heating, R/C air-conditioners, overhead fans, stylish Plantation shutters, rainwater tank, rear lane access with remote entry to a carport. Enhanced by its location where convenience will become a way of life in the heart of the Kew prestige school precinct, just moments from Kew Junction or the vibrant Glenferrie Road shops, restaurants, cafes, boutiques and the Lido cinema plus the Hawthorn Recreation Centre and public transport options; with an array of Melbourne's most sought-after schools all within walking distance - likely to attract young families, retirees scaling down or professionals seeking the lifestyle on offer combined with the prospect of capital gains.