88 Gertrude Street, Geelong West, Vic 3218

In a coveted street in the heart of Geelong West, this extended and renovated weatherboard Federation combines period details with modern comforts to provide contemporary family living at its absolute finest. Within easy reach of the CBD, Shannon Avenue's shops and the bustling Pakington Street precinct, this is a home that exudes comfort and convenience.

Beyond the neat front garden and lawn, a leadlight entry opens to reveal a wide hallway of polished timber flooring that flows through four spacious bedrooms with built-in robes - the main with a walk-in robe and ensuite - and an immaculate central bathroom with clawfoot bath, and continues to the home's show-stopping centrepiece: an enormous, air-conditioned open-plan living/dining/kitchen area forming an L-shape around a superb pergola-shaded timber deck, accessed via a wall of floor-to-ceiling length bi-fold glass doors.

The kitchen boasts timber cupboards, marble bench tops and stainless steel Miele appliances, and accesses a vast walk-in pantry; there's a home office nook with built-in desk and bookshelves; a third bathroom, and a laundry opening to the private and peaceful north-facing rear lawn and gardens.

Other highlights of this magnificent home include soaring ceilings; stained-glass windows in every room; elaborate ceiling roses and cornices; chandeliers; ducted heating and vacuum; attic storage; and a long paved driveway to a single lock-up garage. Ideal for a young family, this is a home to be treasured.