38 Murphy Street
Brighton

Presenting a glorious synthesis of Edwardian grace and contemporary sophistication, this five-bedroom-plus-study Brighton home will captivate with its bespoke designer fit-out, refined natural materials palette, and light-filled flowing floorplan designed to celebrate harmonious indoor/outdoor family living and entertaining surrounded by elegantly landscaped gardens.

Enviably positioned in a family-focussed North Brighton neighbourhood, just steps from the magnificent greenery of Elsternwick Park and a short walk to Elwood Village and Beach, the gracious double-storey circa-1910 timber home is resplendently set behind a lush garden sanctuary by landscape architects Justine Carlile and Nadia Gill, while an automated driveway gate leads to a secure off-street parking space.

The light-filled interiors, reimagined by acclaimed designer Beatrix Rowe, showcase the home’s original splendour including soaring ceilings, ornate plaster roses, leadlight glazing, and box bay windows, while a Belgium Limestone fireplace, Tom Dixon pendant lighting, American oak flooring, and sumptuous linen sheers add contemporary flair. Bespoke timber joinery throughout, provides aesthetic cohesion and considered functionality, enriched with an abundance of storage spaces to cater for busy family life. The ground level layout comprises formal living and dining rooms, a fitted study, and the main open plan area with stone/Smeg kitchen and French doors opening out to an alfresco deck with built-in barbecue. Bounded by established greenery, the boutique resort-style rear garden features a travertine terrace, lush lawns, an extra-deep in-ground gas-heated, salt-chlorinated swimming pool set in travertine surrounds, and a customised cabana/gym with hot-rock sauna, powder room, and kitchenette.

Zoned on the ground floor, the main bedroom opens out to the alfresco deck, and has a walk-through fitted robe and luxe ensuite with double shower. Also on this level is a bedroom with built-in robes, a powder room, and laundry with drying racks over heating vents. Upstairs is a light-filled rumpus room/retreat with built in study desks, the main bathroom with built-in tub and shower, and a further three custom-fitted bedrooms including a large converted skylit attic. Additional features include ducted air conditioning (upstairs), zoned central heating, ceiling fans, pure wool carpets, security system, and garden irrigation.

Fabulously located, in a tranquil, leafy North Brighton Street with Elsternwick Park, loved by locals for its expansive sports fields, walking paths, lake, and bushland reserve just minutes away, it’s also an easy stroll to Elwood village, New Street, and Martin Street shops and cafes, and Elwood foreshore and beach. Outstanding choices for walking-distance schools include Star of the Sea College, Brighton Grammar, and Firbank Grammar.