Natural Beauty Is In Focus At This Vaucluse Residence
A desirable combination of light, stone and wood features in Sydney’s east.
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This luxury residence in the exclusive Sydney enclave of Vaucluse sees the dramatic use of glass to ensure the home is not only filled with natural light, but also captures views of the Sydney Harbour and the surrounding bushland.
Here, the three-storey, 6-bedroom, 6-bathroom, 4-car garage home makes clever use of sandstone, polished concrete, glass and wood throughout the home to create a natural, free-flowing warm experience.
The home’s natural feel is most acutely felt in the series of generous living spaces including a formal lounge and dining room fitted with a double-sided gas fireplace, opening to the north-facing undercover balcony — an entertainer’s domain.
The kitchen – central to the home’s entertaining M.O. —is the elevated combination of stainless steel and Caesarstone, with a commercial-style gas stovetop and Liebherr refrigerators.
Another large room – ideal for a study or bedroom — and a bedroom graces the ground level.
Upstairs sees the accommodation of a further five-bedrooms with built-ins, four of which have ensuites all with natural stone finishes. The master suite is a unique sanctuary with spa like ensuite and bespoke cabinetry throughout.
Also on the upper level is another family living room with gas fireplace and a travertine family bathroom a further luxurious addition to the home.
Downstairs the home sees a wine room with space for entertaining and a versatile sixth, bedroom or private gym.
Outdoors is the culmination of balconies on each level with an entertaining deck with pool and spa on the ground level.
A remote-control double lock-up garage and two further car spaces provide safe passage for the pride and joys while a c-bus smart home automation and high-tech security system round out the home.
The Hopetoun Avenue home offers the very best of Eastern suburbs living with its close access to beaches and Parsley Bay.
The property is listed with Sydney Sotheby’s International Realty, Michael Pallier (+61 417 371 522) and Spencer Liang-Sun (+61 425 339 696). Price guide; $16 million. sydneysothebysrealty.com/
This stylish family home combines a classic palette and finishes with a flexible floorplan
Just 55 minutes from Sydney, make this your creative getaway located in the majestic Hawkesbury region.
The four-bedroom home is decorated lavishly, complete with chandeliers, mirrored ceilings, Versailles-style parquet flooring and stucco imitation sculptures
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Listing of the Day
Location: Paris
Price: €4.2 million (US$4.49 million)
This Rue de Rivoli home in the heart of Paris’s 1st Arrondissement comes with some serious design cachet: For one, it was one of the first major projects of notable French interior designer Didier Rabes, according to listing agent Paola Feau.
While an apartment, the four-level home is large enough to feel like a detached house, and Rabes decorated it lavishly to evoke an 18th-century chateau, complete with chandeliers, mirrored ceilings, Versailles-style parquet flooring and stucco imitation sculptures.
Sébastien Dondain
Most of the building dates to the mid-19th century, though there are some remnants of the older Directoire style with its Neoclassical architectural forms, which were popular in the late 1700s, according to Feau.
This particular residence in the building also has the legacy of being the couture workshop of designer Madeleine Vionnet during the early 20th century, Feau said. It was later transformed into a private home, and with recent renovations, it boasts both a distinctive period atmosphere and modern comforts such as an elevator and a large modern kitchen.
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The 3,207-square-foot apartment has four bedrooms with three full bathrooms and two half bathrooms. The apartment is spread over four floors including a lower ground floor, and is entered on the ground floor of the building.
Amenities
The home boasts a lift that goes between its three main floors, as well as a home office, and a 300-square-foot paved courtyard on the second floor that two of the bedroom suites open onto.
A separate, renovated apartment on the second floor connects to the main house, and can be accessed by both an interior staircase from the main house or through the building’s common areas. With two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room, and a kitchen, “the apartment could be kept completely separate and rented or used for guests, or it could be used as an extension of the main house,” Feau said. “This little apartment has been fully renovated in a completely modern style, in contrast to the 18th-century-style main house.”
Neighbourhood Notes
Sitting right on the expansive Tuileries Garden, a 17th-century formal garden filled with statues, including 18 bronzes by Aristide Maillol, the location is also within a few minutes’ walk of the Louvre, Place Vendôme and Place de la Concorde, as well as the Jardin des Champs-Élysées.
“It’s one of the best areas in Paris,” Feau said. “It’s very, very central, with all the finest restaurants, fashion and jewellery boutiques and hotels, including Hotel Le Meurice and the Ritz.”
The Place Vendôme has historically been the home of many famous dress designers, with the stores of the couturier Chéruit and the shirtmaker Charvet still in situ.
Agent : Paola Feau, Daniel Feau and Luxury Portfolio International
This stylish family home combines a classic palette and finishes with a flexible floorplan
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