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Vintage villa with verve

A sublimely renovated villa with Ponsonby-style panache is for sale in one of Woburn’s loveliest streets.

The captivating property, at 8 Hautana Sq, combines a threebedroom house and a separate one-bedroom cottage on a flat 738-square metre section landscaped for indoor-outdoor living with lawn, roses, brickwork and an opulent swimming pool.

Fully insulated and doubleglazed, the double-bay villa dates to the 1910s but in the past two years has been extended and renovated with extraordinary attention to detail, blending meticulous restoration with the ultimate in contemporary living.

The front door opens off a veranda with ornate fretwork into a like-new interior that respects its heritage, complete with extraordinary high ceilings (with newly-sourced roses), tongue-in-groove panelling and a magnificent hall arch.

Modern touches range from designer lighting, floating floors and stylish chandeliers to striking art panels that complement the original character with splashes of colour and intensity.

One such panel is in the sumptuous main bedroom, which has a bay window view of the front garden, a deluxe dressing room with feature wallpaper and an ensuite with a stained leadlight window, large shower cabinet, marble-top vanity and toilet.

The formal lounge has the first of three gas fireplaces and adjoins a wing with two more artfully decorated doublebedrooms and a palatial bathroom with a stand-alone bath, shower cabinet, vanity and toilet.

The extension combines an open-plan entertainers’ kitchen and family living area with a charming dining alcove in an L-shaped configuration overlooking the rear garden and self-filling, self-cleaning heated salt water pool with a waterfall.

The family and dining area each open to decking while the kitchen has a recess with an underbench Fisher & Paykel oven, a five-burner Bosch cooktop and an integrated range-hood.

There’s also an island with an integrated double DishDrawer dishwasher and a spacious separate laundry that’s set up to potentially incorporate a scullery or butler’s pantry.

The dining area includes a gas fireplace and there’s another fireplace in a covered al fresco terrace with separate living and dining spaces, discreet barbecue space and even a powder room.

The superbly specified cottage has open living/dining, kitchen facilities, a doublebedroom and a bathroom.

Other features include secure off-street parking for three cars behind a smart gate and smart house wiring for home automation.

Ben Atwill, of Team Atwill – Ray White, says the house and cottage have been issued with a full Code of Compliance and offer an unrivalled lifestyle within an exceptional Woburn location.

‘‘A meticulous level of detail has gone into creating this residence of sophistication reflective of the established street and area this beguiling villa is found within.’’

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