11 Browns Rd, Montrose VIC 3765, Australia
Step into a botanical sanctuary and wind your way to the red chapel door. Inside, surprise awaits you at every turn in this spacious, light-filled, mid-century hills home with nine rooms offering versatile family accommodation and distant views in the highly sought dress circle of Montrose.
Lovingly refurbished with an eye to detail, Burrabrae welcomes you into its heart with a generous lounge/home theatre room with vaulted ceiling and woodheater set in a stone-clad hearth. Double doors slide back to reveal a glasshouse: the sensational, sun-drenched open-plan kitchen/dining/family room leading directly through stacking doors to a large, roofed treehouse deck with valley views to Kinglake. Let’s get the party started.
The contemporary kitchen has oodles of storage and a full suite of stainless-steel Fisher & Paykel appliances: gas cooktop, wall oven, exhaust and double Dish Drawer. And to one side is the contemplative day bed overlooking the garden panorama below through its picture window.
At the other end of the home is the indulgent, airconditioned master bedroom suite replete with walk-in robe, clothes vault and ensuite. The three other nominated bedrooms all have built-in robes. But Burrabrae offers so much more choice to accommodate your family’s specific needs.
Between the living zone and the bedrooms is a large library/homework room or hangout space with a custom-built timber wall unit. Down the stairs is the timber-lined Bumper Bar: a room for games, pool or a collection. It could also make a coveted bedroom for teenage or live-at-home offspring, with external access. Last but by no means least, off the garage and below the deck is an expansive home office with ethernet and airconditioning. Or, again, make of it what you will.
Throughout the home, thoughtful details provide comfort, efficiency and delight. Its perfect northern orientation offers light-filled living and stunning views. A choice of reverse-cycle airconditioners, panel heaters, ceiling fans and gas-ducted heating affords year-round comfort, made even more affordable thanks to a 4-kW solar power system and LED lighting.
Downstairs is a small wine cellar, a three-car garage, a storage room and workshop with further underhouse storage. There’s also a chook pen, wood storage and shedding for garden implements. Beyond is a gently sloping and fully useable treed block of 2,800 square-metres, while the peaceful front garden was inspired by Edna Walling with dry-stone retainer walls, pond with resident tree frogs, and a botanical blend of exotics and natives all planted around a stately oak.
Every day, this magical property is visited by countless bird species including the resident kookaburras, which gave Burrabrae its name. And every day, it will reward your decision to make this exceptional house your home.
