For Sale: An Architectural Family Haven In Brunswick
On The Market
63 Donald Street, Brunswick is for sale.
The hallway leads straight from the front door through to the back of the house.
The original facade was retained in the rebuild.
The first living room opens out onto the internal courtyard.
The fernery separates the two living spaces.
The second living space.
One of four bedrooms in the renovated home.
The original fireplaces were rebuilt.
Terrazzo floors from Artedomus. Porcelain tiles from Tiento.
Pops of pink feature in the ensuite’s Pilbara red dolomite stone benchtops.
The fernery.
Pavers lead down the side of the house from the courtyard to the backyard.
This early-1900s double-fronted Brunswick terrace had all the makings of a perfect property when it was purchased in 2021; great street, northern aspect, decent land size and solid charm.
The property ‘ticked all boxes’ for its current owners, who were looking for a character-filled period home they could renovate and update.
They engaged Melbourne-based architects Mihaly Slocombe to design a complete renovation and re-build, retaining only the facade and part of the roof structure.
The four-bedroom home is now perfectly designed for indoor-outdoor flow, with an internal courtyard and pockets of greenery woven into the design.
From the front, the period charm is retained with green stained-glass windows and a pink and brown checkerboard-tiled porch hinting at the design choices within.
As you move through the house, the living, dining and kitchen spaces open out, lined in warm red brick as a nod to the former brickworks in the area. Two living spaces are separated by a fernery and the kitchen, which extends out to a brick patio and the garden beyond.
The colour palette is warm and rustic with striking cool accents from the stainless steel kitchen and dining pendant light.
Pops of colour can be found in the ensuite and main bathroom where bold cabinetry in pink and burgundy, respectively, also hark back to Brunswick’s brickworks past.
The charming home, just listed for sale, has been thoughtfully renovated and brought into a new century, whilst managing to maintain its roots.
63 Donald Street, Brunswick, is listed with Charlie Barham and Angus McPherson from Nelson Alexander and will go to auction at 12pm AEDT, Saturday March 29.