Kaamer Design founder Ruth van Overbeek and her husband Gil had been residing in Belgium after they obtained a name from the agent promoting this dwelling in Mount Eliza.
Throughout their stint abroad, Ruth (who grew up in Belgium) and Gil (a Mornington Peninsula native) visited Australia each summer time, which is after they’d handed by 269 Canadian Bay Highway with a ‘on the market’ signal outdoors, and determined to examine it.
‘We had been captivated by it and made a proposal that was initially declined. Almost eight months later, again in Belgium, we obtained an sudden name from the realtor asking if we had been nonetheless ,’ Ruth says.
They ended up shopping for the property and rented it out till they lastly returned to Australia a couple of years later. By that point, the late Nineteen Sixties California bungalow had seen higher days.
‘I nonetheless keep in mind the pink bogs with jeweled golden faucets, the inexperienced floral shag carpet — nothing significantly fairly or charming remained from its authentic period,’ Ruth provides.
She says the bold two-year renovation was ‘a wild journey’. They fully rebuilt the interiors from the bottom up, putting in a brand new roof, double-glazed home windows, and a 6kW photo voltaic panel system with a Tesla battery and charger that powers the 55-square dwelling.
Whereas a draft designer helped define the plans for an extension of the back and front of the home, Ruth took on the problem of the inside redesign, filling the areas with fashionable finishes, pops of color, and European aptitude.
‘One in every of my favorite options of the house is the doorway with its double-story void and breathtaking image home windows. The way in which the sunshine pours in creates a surprising visible impression as quickly as you step inside,’ she says.
It’s been 15 years because the couple and their two youngsters moved in, they usually’ve liked each minute of residing within the beachside dwelling. Ruth says it’s bittersweet to have now listed the five-bedroom abode on the market.
‘Elevating our youngsters on this area has been an unimaginable expertise, and I can confidently say it’s the right household dwelling. With its spacious structure, a number of entertaining areas each inside and outside, it has served as the final word occasion pad.’
There’s even a pool, a basketball space, and a fireplace pit outdoors, giving the brand new house owners one thing to get pleasure from all 12 months spherical.
269 Canadian Bay Highway, Mount Eliza, VIC 3930 is listed for personal sale with Vicky Sayers at RT Edgar.
