609 Nepean Highway, Brighton East, Vic 3187

Hideaway in a serene Art Deco oasis where the tram meets the cafes and the park is your backyard! Less than a dozen doors from Hurlingham Park and steps from the friendly shopping village at the Hawthorn Rd tram terminus, this semi-detached home is in a secluded world of its own with an easy access road out front, a tranquil decked garden behind and a clever renovation within.

Opening up beyond high garden fences with a traditional two bedroom floorplan of beautiful formal lounge and dining rooms and large double bedrooms, this brilliant brick home is perfectly polished with divine Art Deco detail (including high deep corniced ceilings and eclectic pressed-glass doors), fireplace mantles and rich polished boards.

Adding architectural art to the Art Deco original, the home stars an architect-designed deck-wrapped kitchen-living space featuring a timber-lined bulkhead, streamlined solid timber kitchen with industrial-edge hanging shelving and a 900mm range, and wide French doors and vast bi-fold windows to the deck

Artfully walking the line between old and new, this clever home features up-cycled original cabinetry for the stylish bathroom, a full-height wall of timber robes for the master bedroom and modern comforts including gas-heating, ceiling fan and a sub-floor cellar. Even the outdoors combine old and new, with plentiful parking plus original rear garage (backing a rear ROW) perfect for storage, 3KW solar panels and massive under-deck water-storage!