By Carole Levy
Having a park with playground at the end of the street, plus Woodgrove shopping centre and Melton West Primary School within three-minute car trips, puts this property in a family-friendly location.
Beyond a rendered facade with stacked-stone features and a verandah with downlight-studded polished timber ceiling, entry is to a hallway with floating floorboards.
74 James Cook Drive, Melton West, 3337
- Barry Plant Melton: 9746 6000
- Price: $449,000 – $479,000
- Private sale
- Find out more about this property on domain.com.au
To the right, an exposed-brick archway – just about the only feature remaining from the house’s original incarnation – ushers in an L-shaped grey-carpeted lounge room. In here are textured roller blinds – as seen elsewhere – and grey textured accent wall and a built-in bar.
This adjoins a dining area, with a boarded ceiling revealing its past as an alfresco area. This, in turn, links with the kitchen and family sitting area, each space anchored by floating floorboards. A Moretti gas heater in the family room supplements ducted heating, multiple ceiling fans and a split-system.
The well-designed kitchen, with stone-look benches, has plenty of grey cupboards, a pantry cupboard with opaque-glass door, a brekkie bar for three under modern pendants, and a dishwasher, gas cooktop and a Westinghouse underbench oven.
A glazed door, one of many throughout, opens to the laundry which has a toilet.
Behind another glazed door from the entry hall, the tiled main bedroom is decked out in soft-chocolate shades found in roller blinds and accent wall, while the en suite is fully tiled. There’s also an open fitted walk-in robe.
A tiled hallway from the family room leads to two fitted bedrooms, each behind a glazed door. The main bathroom, with soft-chocolate matte wall tiling, has a floating vanity unit and a walk-in shower.
Glass sliding doors in the dining area open to a virtually fully enclosed outdoor room, which has a glass splashback behind a barbecue and bench with sink. This is a great year-round space, perfect as a play area for kids as well.
A ramp leads down from here to a landscaped side yard, fenced off from the backyard so perfect for a dog run. A spacious lawn, rimmed with boxed garden beds, makes the backyard great for kids’ play and setting up seating in the sunshine.
The block is about 760 square metres.
