Unique 1920s Alphington home sells for $3.4 million

This Arts and Crafts home in Alphington offers a sense of character and history that makes it the perfect setting for family life.

In fact, one of the home’s characterful details was crucial to the sellers purchasing the home in 2014.

“What I liked about the house was that it felt like the perfect place for a family to spend time

together, either in the backyard or in the kitchen, and it had a unique style. However, the Kookaburra stained glass windows were the main reason we bought the house,” said the seller.

“I love a bit of whimsy and we actually have a pair of kookaburras that return every year.”

Built in 1920, the two-story home reflects the Arts and Crafts style of the period.

“At the time, it was a design approach that rejected the mass production of the Victorian era and favored bespoke and unique features,” the supplier said.

“It is expressed through the asymmetrical door surrounds, the ornate shelves above the doors, the trim around the exterior windows and the stained glass windows.”

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To honor the home’s history, the sellers renovated the home between 2017 and 2018 with the expertise of building designer Ingrid Hornung of Designs for You and local builder Benn Crosbie of Crosbie Constructions.

“In our updates, our builder has carefully recreated these features in places and we have honored this philosophy with the commissioning of handcrafted reclaimed wood kitchen benches, a bespoke dining table and a display unit.

The special light in the dining room is also handmade and the chandelier in the entrance area is made of hand-blown Murano glass from the 1950s,” says the seller.

Contemporary modernizations have also been made, including ensuite bathrooms and walk-in closets in the bedrooms, a home office and an open-plan kitchen and dining area.

But for the sellers, who raised their children at home, it’s the property’s exterior that sets it apart.

“Outside, the house really shines. The house is picture perfect and sits on a large, deep, 672m² block with wide frontage. The garden has been lovingly tended and planted with hundreds of bulbs, roses, citrus and stone fruit trees, as well as a vegetable garden where even the most amateur gardener could grow something,” the seller explained.

“There is a beautiful old palm tree that hosts parrots that nest there every spring. The pizza oven was the focal point of much of our time outdoors and was an important part of many memorable meals, family dinners, parties and significant celebrations.”

Paula Beavis of Jellis Craig is handling the sale, which will go to auction on October 24 and is currently priced at $3.1 million to $3.4 million.

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