12 Osborne Close, Brighton, Vic 3186

Come home to a private and beautifully restored hideaway, where yesteryear features and today's quality are in perfect proportion. Just as impressive is the address, in a cul-de-sac metres from Martin Street's cafes, Gardenvale station, and homewares stores.

The three-bedroom home has been meticulously updated, with a generous lounge featuring timber floors, garden views from the Blanco and Miele kitchen, and a dining area that opens onto the deck and leafy garden. The design is excellent and easy-care, with a single-level floorplan, marble-floored bathroom, European laundry, air conditioners and remote-control curtains and blinds in the main bedroom. What's so wonderful about this house is the open-plan living, the sense of space and light, and the proximity to schools and the beach.

There's two-car off-street parking with right-of-way access, a garden with room for a pool, and scope to enhance this beautiful home at your leisure (STCA). Perfect family location for easy commuting, walking to nearby schools, and strolling to the beach.