56 East Parade, Kingswood. Supplied by Williams Real Estate
Why spend time and money renovating a grand character home when you can move in to this one, where all the hard work has been done for you? That’s what’s on offer in this stunning Kingswood home Simon and Louise bought just a few years ago, attracted by its picturesque gardens and stunning street appeal.
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“The previous owners were commercial gardeners so they built up the garden beautifully,” Simon says. “There are a set of gum trees on the back boundary which are just gorgeous and at night we have koalas in there, so we’ll sit out the back with a wine in hand spotting the koalas and watching them. This place really had us at the front door.
56 East Parade, Kingswood. Supplied by Williams Real Estate
“The previous owners did the extension a few years ago and kept the 12-foot ceilings throughout, and used the original sandstone – they just did it right, in terms of the scale and scope of it.”
The home features up to five bedrooms – the master with a walk-through robe and an ensuite – formal and casual living areas and a spacious open-plan kitchen, dining and living at the rear that opens to a covered terrace overlooking a sparkling inground pool.
“It’s very functional because it’s got two-and-a-half bathrooms, all the space you need, a guest bedroom and all of that, so it’s been great living in it as a family,” Simon says.
56 East Parade, Kingswood. Supplied by Williams Real Estate
“There’s a really nice room at the front which gets the afternoon sun and we use that as the winter room and hunker around the open fireplace – and in the summer we’d be out in the back living room which has the pool – it’s a really fabulous family home and the previous owners did a terrific job of it.
“We did our bit to it as well and spent a fair bit of money on it, like putting in new airconditioning ducts and motors right through it, we put on a side garage and did a big electrical upgrade too to include LED lights, so we’ve just topped it off and modernised it a little bit, but it had beautiful bones and a beautiful layout when we got it.”
56 East Parade, Kingswood. Supplied by Williams Real Estate
Simon says the home’s versatile floorplan made it a great entertainer, and capable of handling even large crowds with ease.
“The big bifold doors open up from the informal dining room to the outdoor area, and we’ve had some pretty decent nights there, particularly in summer when you’ve got all the kids in the pool and the adults hanging out in that outdoor area,” Simon says. “The kitchen flows really nicely out to that living area and the outdoor area, and then there’s quite a big backyard that sits off to the side behind the pool. There’s a quadruple garage too, so we can open that up and then have the bar inside and have up to 80 people there quite comfortably.”
56 East Parade, Kingswood. Supplied by Williams Real Estate
“I’ve done the garden myself since we bought it and it’s a big garden, but the previous owners designed it to be very low-maintenance – it only needs an annual cut back and fertilise, and then you mow the lawns and blow the leaves once a fortnight. When I bought it I thought it would be a fair bit of work, but it’s not.”
The family have loved the home but the time has come to move on, with Simon saying they’ll miss not only the home, but its location too.
56 East Parade, Kingswood. Supplied by Williams Real Estate
“Everything you need is at hand here,” he says. “Our girls go to Walford, but you’ve also got Unley High and Scotch within a stone’s throw, and Mitcham Shopping Centre is really close too, which is great because it’s such a brilliant shopping centre. The creek walk is great too – I would follow the creek up through Torrens Park, through the old Mitcham Village and all the way up through Brown Hill Creek and you can literally start doing that from the end of the street. The plan was for it to be our forever home, but our plans have changed and we’ve come to the point where we have decided to sell it. We’ve had three or four houses so far and this has been my favourite house we’ve ever had. It’s a fantastic home and I hope it goes to a family that will love it for the next 20 years.”
56 East Parade, Kingswood. Supplied by Williams Real Estate
56 East Pde, Kingswood
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Agent: Williams Real Estate, Stephanie Williams 0413 874 888, and John Williams 0411 747 555. Land size: 1360sqm. Expressions of interest: Close Wednesday, August 26 at 2pm.
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