22 Brady Road, Bentleigh EastVIC3165

Set among beautiful cottage gardens, this pretty-as-a-picture, c1888 Victorian home stands behind the quintessential white picket fence, presenting the chance to realise your family home dreams. Steeped in history and encapsulating the majesty of its day, the home has been lovingly maintained by its custodians since its market gardens infancy, while evolved to meet the luxuries and lifestyle of the modern era.

Beyond the pretty lattice-work verandah, the home opens into another world where rooms are lavishly sized and ornately embellished. Over 11-feet above the gleaming Baltic floors, the soaring ceilings are adorned with hand-painted rosettes and broad cornicing, while decorative cast iron fireplaces are scattered throughout the spacious layout.

A grand lounge room delivers a refined setting for formal engagements, showered in light by day, while cosying guests against its marble-swathed fireplace by night. A newer, open plan family domain melds two eras in perfect harmony, hosting family relaxation and casual indoor-outdoor entertaining with ease. The gleaming redwood kitchen caters to vibrant dinners, mingling with guests over a central granite-topped hostess island, while delighting the home chef with a full array of quality appliances.

Hemmed by expansive windows, the bright family room stretches onto a huge, sheltered deck overlooking the lush gardens, providing a chicken-run and veggie gardens. An immense garage provides an extensive workshop for the DIY family member, and the adjoining studio provides sanctuary for teens or the family artist.

Offering four king-sized bedrooms for individual retreat and study, and two modern, period-styled bathrooms, plus secure off-street parking, the home assures modern comfort, including gas ducted heating, split system air-conditioning (open plan), HRV heating and cooling, security alarm, and solar electricity.