THE HOME

An original Villa in Mt Eden, brought by us with some friends as I do up to sell.

THE BRIEF

Renovate to show the true potential of the property, ready for someone to do the big push out.

WHAT WE DID

This property was a chance opportunity to buy our neighbors home, we invested with some friends and immediately tackled a full renovation as the property had been with the same family for 70 years.

Our aim was to refresh the home ready for a future buyer to undertake a full renovation. To enhance resale firstly we tackled the layout, pulling down a wall between the kitchen and living and turning an external laundry into a fourth bedroom with internal access.

The property required a full repaint inside, new carpet, new window treatments and all new light fittings. The bathroom had new flooring and a fun bright yellow paint job, to add some wow factor.

In the kitchen we added an interesting paint scheme, with new benches, basins and whiteware. A large back deck was built to create an outdoor space to enjoy the extensive garden.

The Garden itself had not been maintained for about 20 years and was like an inner-city bush, we were intent on keeping as many established trees as possible, but it was still a huge endeavor to create a family friendly garden (three weeks of arborists). The property has terraced Mt Eden Walls on its back boundary which is such a great feature and worth showing off.

The property was rented for a few years and then sold to a buyer, who has reworked the kitchen space as we had planned and is enjoying their lovely new home.

THE HOME An original Villa in Mt Eden, brought by us with some friends as I do up to sell. THE BRIEF Renovate to show the true potential of the property, ready for someone to do the big push out. WHAT WE DID This property was a chance opportunity to buy our neighbors home, we [Read more …]