In a quiet residential pocket just steps from Corbie Street Park’s picturesque green spaces and walking trails tracing Enoggera Creek, it is what lies behind the gate that makes this three-level family home a real treasure. Cleverly reimagined and impeccably renovated, interiors deliver inviting living, media and entertaining areas, a multi-user study and designer bedrooms that the children, and you, will love. Desirably positioned within the secondary catchment for Kelvin Grove State College, featured are a deck overlooking an inground pool, a level yard with fireside seating and low-maintenance landscaping.

Each of the fully air-conditioned levels is unique and designed to complement the other, effortlessly merging classic Ashgrovian charm with a contemporary flair. There is a bay window to the master suite, a steeply pitched roof with attic windows forming the exquisite children’s level, ultra-modern ground floor spaces and that quintessential Queenslander style found in the home’s principal living areas.

After passing through the secure visitor gate and descending tiled steps past terraced gardens onto a stone-clad portico entry, you arrive at a striking, black front door. Inside, concrete-look floor tiles lead to a central staircase, to the enormous rumpus and media room with kitchenette and barn door closure, a school bag drop zone and a powder room, all boasting custom-designed cabinetry. A separate, purposed gym room features a full-width mirror and rubber flooring.

Wide, polished timber floorboards, high ceilings and a warm, homely feel radiate from the family lounge, dining area and kitchen. With solid granite benchtops and a waterfall-edged island, high-end Miele appliances including an induction cooktop, combination, steam and microwave ovens, and a fully integrated Electrolux side-by-side fridge/freezer, the level of appointments is first-class.

Bifold doors grant a seamless flow onto the twin-gabled entertainer’s deck, with its relaxed-feel lounge and alfresco dining areas, its stone-topped outdoor kitchen with a built-in 5-burner Beefeater barbeque and an under-bench drinks fridge. Matt black fans circulate quietly above while frameless glass allows unobscured views of the solar-heated pool, travertine-tiled terrace and private, tropical gardens. An artificial grass-surfaced play area provides a soft, maintenance-free lawn, with the landscape’s firepit corner having built-in seating and dry log storage.

A couple of steps up inside takes you to the superb built-in study, featuring full-length, custom-made back-to-wall desks on two sides of the room, overhead cupboards, display shelves and drawers.

Also on this level are two bedrooms including the master suite, a renovated family bathroom with a deep bath, a frameless glass shower with twin-rail tapware and floor-to-ceiling marble-look tiles. The king-sized master features a beautiful bay window with an upholstered seat, separate his and hers robes (hers with a seated dressing table) and a deluxe ensuite sharing the same, stylish finishes and inclusions.

Carpeted stairs direct to the uppermost floor, the children’s zone that dreams are made of. This level is home to three gorgeous, individually styled bedrooms, a reading nook or media lounge and a light-filled bathroom. Bedrooms have attic windows, steeply angled ceilings and either streamlined, white cabinets along one wall or in the case of the largest bedroom, a walk-in dressing room and space for a dresser, desk or an occasional chair.

Situated upon a securely fenced 405m2 allotment, included are garaging for two cars and acres of parkland and connecting bikeways on your doorstep for the whole family to enjoy. Try to stay away from Gerbino’s Italian Pasticceria and its delicious baked goods, speciality cakes and coffee, just a 7-minute walk away.

Central to Newmarket Village’s cinemas, an array of retailers and dining options and Ashgrove’s three major supermarkets, you will be spoilt for choice. At just over 5km from the CBD, with bus stops on nearby Ashgrove Avenue, the city commute will be easy. Newmarket State School is the catchment area school for primary students and Kelvin Grove State College for secondary, with a choice of private, Catholic primary schools and the colleges of Marist and Mount St. Michael’s situated within a 2km radius.