The home is a converted stables.
Forget box cutter coffered ceilings, parquetry floors and decadent staircases, this is the authentic kind of French provincial outside of France.
A charming converted stables at 4 Tobin St, Maldon is offering buyers the real deal.
The two-bedroom house is on the market with an asking price of $698,000, but Castlemaine Property Group agent Elouise Dale doesn’t expect it to last long.
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Welcome to The French Quarter.
Whitewashed stone walls and timber ceilings are a feature.
Known locally as The French Quarter, the property features textured brick walls, a rustic kitchen, and a courtyard in the dappled light provided underneath draped vines.
A loft in the tri-level home has also been converted into a yoga studio.
Ms Dale said the artistic vendor transformed the property after picking it up as a small bed and breakfast in 2008.
Vines cover the courtyard.
Just add a drop of wine.
Rustic charm in the kitchen.
The loft has been converted into a yoga studio.
“She’s from the southern states in America and I think that French influence is quite strong in her home state,” Ms Dale said.
“At first it was just her weekend escape; she loved it because she could walk in the door, put her bags down and walk outside for a glass of wine.”
Now with the vendor moving closer to Melbourne to be nearer to her grandkids, there had already been strong interest in the site, Ms Dale said.
A sitting room or guest’s bedroom with kitchenette.
The property has a $698,000 asking price.
The main bedroom.
“It’s really gorgeous and everyone whose been there has said it’s better than the videos, which is unusual,” she said, adding the whitewashed stone walls had been particularly popular.
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