3 Summer Lane, Epsom, Vic 3551

LOCATED in a cul-de-sac, this three-bedroom home with study will surprise and delight you.

The entrance opens to timber-look floors in the hallway that continue through to the high-traffic areas.

There's internal access to an extra-large double garage with an auto roller door and roller door access to the backyard.

Designed to reduce costs and save on energy the home has eaves around the outside, compact fluorescent down lights inside and top-quality curtains and pelmets in the main bedroom to combat summer heat.

A door closes off the back of the home from the front, further reducing energy use.

The formal lounge room known as "the Christmas tree room" is inside the entrance.

In the lovely main bedroom you'll wake up to the most relaxing views of the front garden and beyond that a reserve planted with trees and studded with sandstone rocks.

There's a walk-in wardrobe here and a three-piece en suite has two-way access, with a powder room and separate toilet on the other side.

The two remaining bedrooms both have built-in wardrobes. Laundry storage includes deep drawers and two-door cupboards and there's external access to the clothes line.

At the heart of the open-plan living area is a large U-shape kitchen with a red glass splashback behind a gas cooktop, underbench electric oven, large breakfast bar/workbench and plenty of storage. The owner loves the design, saying everything is at your fingertips.

The home has two remote-control split-systems. Solar panels, with payment based on the old scheme, have dramatically reduced power bills.

Sliding doors open to an undercover alfresco area and a lovely backyard planted with attractive natives, apricot, lemon and apple trees, healthy-as rose bushes, and vegie garden beds.

There's also a 9,000-litre rainwater tank, a chook house and a garden shed on the 704-square-metre block.