21 Hunt Street, Donvale, Vic 3111

Sale by SET DATE 16/7/2013 (unless sold prior)

Step into another world with this rare and spectacular 30-square (approx.) period home, incorporating graceful elegance with modern magnificence to ensure occupants live majestically in a bygone era yet with all the spoils and comforts the 21st century provides.

It should also be noted that you're not just buying an enchanting home full of grace, warmth, glamour and outstanding quality - you're purchasing a piece of Manningham real estate history.

Located in a coveted Donvale locale, very few homes in the area can fulfill the classic credentials as much as this historically significant former Caretaker's Cottage. Its elegant facade, decorated with manicured gardens and a wide verandah, paints a picture of timeless beauty. Venture inside and discover a captivating interior that's been masterfully renovated with no expense spared to reflect the very best of high-end, modern living while complementing the home's heritage.

Magnificent high ceilings decorated with classically designed cornices, roses and architraves combine with polished timber floorboards underfoot to produce an everlasting warmth, while literal warmth is delivered through the wood fireplace that stands proud in the grand open-plan setting.

An elegantly themed formal lounge will be a popular setting to escape the daily grind, thanks to its light-filled decor, semi-secluded positioning and ornamental period fireplace. Pure luxury, meanwhile, defines the Master ensuite and main bathroom, both of which feature a 80mm CaesarStone floating vanity, frameless shower, polished travertine tiling, and in the case of the main bathroom, the home's original clawfoot bath.

Open-plan living is the centrepiece of the home, successfully blending the exceptional gourmet kitchen (fitted with a feature island bench, Calcutta marble benchtops, 2pac satin cabinets, Blumotion drawers and a 900mm ILVE cooker), dining and family living and combining with a beautifully-presented outdoor setting to create a sensational entertaining hub.

Designer curtains and drapes plus Axminster and Sisal carpets provide further evidence of the refined quality that adorns every facet of the light and bright layout, and it's much of the same outside where a commissioned John Lawry mural offers the perfect backdrop against the meticulously landscaped outdoor entertaining area.

Bedrooms are also of a generous nature and zoned along the lengthy hallway away from the main living areas, ensuring all members of the household are treated to a high level of privacy.

Protected by a security system, warmed and cooled by gas ducted heating and split-system heating and cooling units and close to bus transport, trendy Donburn cafes, The Pines Shopping Centre, Tunstall Square, schools, the Eastern Freeway and Mullum Mullum Reserve, this truly is a home unlike any other.