Occupying a sought after position on Chelmer’s iconic Laurel Avenue only 5kms from the Brisbane CBD, this luxury modern Queenslander built in 2005 sits on a corner block with two-street access and boasts a rare combination of incomparable urban luxury and liveability.

The two-storey home has four built-in bedrooms plus a study and showcases a quaint country cottage facade with a cheerful pale yellow and white exterior palette and fresh, white picket fence. Its entrance path is flanked by lawns and laced with gardenias as it travels up to a charming old world front porch overlooking the street’s Camphor Laurel archways. With ducted air conditioning and sound wiring throughout, this Chelmer residence is built on a sloping site and has been cleverly designed to allow for multiple entertaining and recreational zones and elevated views of the leafy neighbourhood. On entry, a sophisticated foyer flows into a top level boasting a sprawling, open plan layout against a backdrop of earthy cream and white walls and polished timber floorings that together, evoke a sense of classic elegance.

This first floor is divided into two wings comprising a study overlooking the front garden, a large main bathroom with double shower recess, a guest retreat and an expansive and light-filled master bedroom with an ambient chocolate feature wall, compartmentalised walk-in wardrobe and an unusually large neutral-toned ensuite with two-person shower recess, twin basins and spa bath. This main bedroom also has a bay window and French doors to the L-shaped porch which, at this side of the dwelling, is enveloped in latticed privacy screens. The opposite end of this floor could be described as the living and entertainment wing with its combined kitchen, lounge and dining areas that seamlessly merge with the vast deck.

Living room doors and windows are adorned with superior quality window furnishings in a spacious room that boasts lofty ceilings, banks of French doors and retractable fly screens providing access to the front porch. Other signature traits include bull-nosed cornices, stainless steel ceiling fans, recessed lighting and a feature gas fireplace. An enormous gourmet kitchen adjoins this space and is characterised by a plethora of wraparound stone benches including an island bench, walk-in larder, masses of milk-white two-pack cabinetry, five-star stainless steel Smeg appliances and gas cooking. Sliding doors from the dining room open to the sprawling, covered plantation-style entertainment deck/outdoor room with adjustable aluminium shutters and blinds, built-in sound system and down lights which all overlooks lushly landscaped tropical gardens and a resort-style pool.

The house also has an array of special features such as back-to-base monitored security, front door intercom system with camera at the entry gate, cable wiring for internet and Foxtel and water-wise shower heads in all three bathrooms. From this uppermost level, a timber stairwell winds down to a split-level ground floor encompassing a large under-stair storage cupboard, laundry, spacious bathroom, two additional big bedrooms and a three-car lock-up garage with plenty of storage. A unique, cinema-style, three-tiered home theatre/media room with built-in two-pack entertainment cupboards, large projector screen, surround sound and embedded front and rear speakers can also be found on this floor. And, at the other end of this level a huge, tiled rumpus/games room with a two-pack wet bar is dotted with windows capturing tropical pool vistas and flows out to an alternative poolside al fresco barbecue domain.

The Laurel Avenue property is just a seven minute walk to Chelmer train station, within minutes of nearby shops, sports fields, Sherwood Arboretum and is only a short drive to Indooroopilly Shopping Town.