Lucinda and Brendan’s Bayside abode is breath-taking before you even step through the front door. Featuring the Montpellier floorplan, you know the home is something special as soon as you catch sight of the unique cream-on-white Hamptons façade.
‘The floorplan included absolutely everything that we wanted in a home, especially the open plan kitchen, family, and dining area that flows out onto the alfresco. The fact that we can close the front door and switch off from the outside world is the best feeling,’ shares Lucinda.
Lucinda and Brendan – along with their two young girls, Viola and Daphne, and their Cavoodle Chase – originally planned to renovate their Californian bungalow but soon realised how quickly this would blow out the budget. ‘We went so far as to have plans drawn up, but when we began looking into the build, we found that the cost of achieving our dream home was prohibitive. Not only that, we felt that we actually didn’t have the time or the inclination to be a part of every step of the process, and instead wanted to feel comfortable to defer to the experts – which we did with Boutique Homes,’ explains Lucinda.
With Brendan’s role as a Retail Manager in Melbourne and Lucinda working full time as a secondary teacher on the Mornington Peninsula, their home location was a key consideration. A Knockdown Rebuild allowed the pair to capitalise on their large block in a skyrocketing real estate market while remaining in the suburb they love.
