12 Templeton Street, WoodendVIC

In a prime old Woodend location, this elegant and beautiful weatherboard house has aged very gracefully. Sensitive improvements have brought it into the 21st century without compromising the integrity and authenticity of the original building.

Behind the picket fence and lyche gate is a wonderful English garden with brick paths, box hedges flowering shrubs and mature trees. The house presents a classic façade with a return verandah, fret work and tessellated tiles.

On the inside, period features blend seamlessly with modern comfort and convenience. 11ft high pressed metal ceilings, Baltic floorboards, stained glass features and open fireplaces evoke an earlier era whilst central heating and cooling ensure comfort in the most contemporary of ways.

The kitchen has timber cupboards in fresh white, an island breakfast bar and pantry. The dishwasher, gas cooktop and electric oven add bright splashes of stainless steel. The open plan meals to the living room with white dado panelling and free-standing woodfire.

There is a separate lounge room with Jet master woodfire, pressed metal ceilings and aged floor boards. Wonderful casement windows plantation shutters make the most of the lovely garden views, and there are floor to ceiling bookshelves.

There are three bedrooms, all with the wonderful metal ceilings, and soft carpet underfoot. The master has a WIR and ensuite, whilst the others have BIR and fireplaces. The bright and modern family bathroom is centrally located.

The laundry has an enviable amount of storage and a practical drying rail.

Accessed from the kitchen is a paved entertaining area with low retaining wall. Beyond this are expanses of sunny lawn, immaculate gardens and inviting shaded areas where a wonderful cubby house can be found.

There is a double lockup garage with remote controlled door and roof storage. The house is connected to mains gas.

Templeton Street is one of the town’s oldest streets, and is in an area known for its history and beauty. It is only a few minutes’ walk the town centre and the V-Line commuter rail.

This fabulous house epitomises the best that Woodend has to offer – a large, period home sensitively updated and immaculately presented. When combined with such a big, beautiful garden and an unsurpassed location, it is indeed the perfect package.