Buyers are dreaming big when it comes to this two-for-one country property with a small but game-changing surprise.
The classic weatherboard in Melbourne’s Yarra Valley has a chic tiny home at the rear, and both are ranked in the top 5 per cent of Airbnb’s worldwide.
All of it at 1b Lalors Lane is for sale, in Healesville in the heart of wine country, with price hopes of $1.4 million to $1.54 million.
Tiny Grace is a designer one-bedder with a sunken lounge and mezzanine bedroom. Exposed copper pipes in the bathroom and generous use of warm timber lend it an earthy quality.
The layout is oriented towards the lush gardens, with a private deck and a fire-pit area for sampling a cool-climate pinot from one of the region’s award-winning vineyards.
Gracemont – the main home – has three bedrooms and has been gently renovated. Character features include an open fireplace in the living room, carved cornices and banks of timber floors.
The rear deck is ideal for watching the sunset.
Listing agent Sarah Savio of Barry Plant Yarra Glen says the photogenic main home is popular with bridal parties who are getting ready for weddings at the wineries.
“It has been updated to a modern design but it has very much retained its character feel,” she says.
“The deck faces towards the sunset and it is a super special space if you like entertaining.”
The vendors discovered Tiny Grace in NSW. Savio says they looked far and wide to source the right design.
“The thing I love the most is the sunken lounge. It has a really cool vibe. They really thought of everything,” she says.
The buyer pool is a blend of investors and downsizers.
Some plan to live in the larger home and earn passive income from Tiny Grace.
Other prospective buyers have at least one adult child, who would live in the tiny home, to gain some independence.
“It has been quite interesting to hear what people would do with it,” Savio says.
The brand new, Scandi-style tiny home has a washing machine, bathroom and gas hot water.
The two-bedroom tiny home packs a lot in, including a kitchen, bathroom and separate loo.
Storage galore is a feature of this tiny home, which comes with two sheds and a barbecue area.