Five extravagant homes we're dreaming of living in during lockdown
When it comes to a home, bigger isn’t always better.
However, when it comes to being at home in lockdown, there are few of us who would pass up the opportunity for more space.
Whether you’re stuck in an inner-city studio apartment or a four-bedroom house in the suburbs, it’s easy to feel cramped and find yourself daydreaming of a new place to call home.
Here are just some of the properties on the market right now that we wish we could call our own (if money was no object).
Warning: Reading further may cause extreme envy.
325 Woolooware Road Burraneer NSW
With seven bedrooms, 19 bathrooms and parking for 20 cars, this Burraneer home, in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire, has plenty of space and so much room for activities.
For starters, you’ve got 4847 square metres of land to call your very own, which is almost 75 times bigger than the two-bedroom apartment I pace around in all day.
The house itself offers a sprawling open-plan living, kitchen and dining area with water views that opens out to a large terrace with an al fresco entertaining and barbecue area, not to mention a lap pool that runs down the side of the house. It all overlooks the manicured lawns beneath, a private beach, docking area and floating pontoon.
Back inside the lavish home, there’s a commercial-grade bar, just perfect for those sick of sipping wines on their couch, as well as dual full-sized championship bowling alleys, a gym with dedicated yoga and Pilates areas, and a 2000-bottle cellar.
If you fear that you would be too tired to make it back up to your bedroom after a night of bowling, followed by drinks at the bar, there’s no need to worry – there are three internal separate internal lifts throughout the home to save you the stairs.
383 Mandalay Road Airlie Beach QLD
This Mediterranean-style trophy home at Airlie Beach offers resort-style living and stunning views of the Coral Sea.
The home sits on a 4242-square-metre waterfront block, with its own private helipad, marina, two jet-ski docks and a boat shed.
The main bedroom alone covers 144 square metres, with a sitting area, en suite, fireplace and 52 square metres of wardrobe and dressing room space. There are six other bedrooms, each with a private sitting room and en suite, and two additional bathrooms.
Then there are the expansive living and sitting areas, both indoor and outdoor kitchens, a banquet-sized dining room, a butler’s pantry, cold room, a climate-controlled cellar and a tasting room.
There’s also a home office with a separate reception room, library, a separate guest cottage, a games room, a home theatre with tiered seating, and a gym and resort-style pool where you can squeeze in a daily workout if you’re so inclined.
The property recently returned to the market for about $20 million.
39 Irving Road Toorak VIC
It’s got the tennis court; it’s got the pool and enough green space to trump some small inner-city parks.
This Toorak mansion, listed with a $35-$38 million price guide late last year, would be quite the home in which to ride out a lockdown.
The two-storey French Mediterranean style home sits on a 3150-square-metre landholding and has five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a separate one-bedroom apartment, and a four-car garage.
There is a formal wing, which includes a timber-lined dining room, a study, and sitting room, bar alcove and another sitting room, while the informal wing (for those who prefer a more relaxed affair) has multiple living spaces and an open-plan kitchen overlooking the al fresco dining area and tennis court.
Other features include two powder rooms, a pool pavilion with its own bathroom and kitchenette, a cellar and extensive gardens and lawns.
Maleny QLD
There would be no excuse to let your fitness routine lag with this property, which features a pool, a flood-lit tennis court with spectator seating – with a commercial-sized gym and games room beneath – a dressage arena, kilometres of walking tracks, and native rainforest with multiple waterfalls and swimming holes.
On top of the six-bedroom, four-bathroom main house – which has multiple living and entertaining areas, an office, library, rumpus room, guest room and 1000-bottle wine cellar – there are two self-contained luxury eco-cabins and a renovated three-bedroom manager’s cottage.
There’s a helicopter landing site for those looking to make a quick entry or exit, as well as parking for seven cars.
If you’re ready to change your day job, there’s also multiple paddocks, stockyards and sheds. The property is currently a working farm with 45 head of cattle and five horses.
35-39 William Street Roseville NSW
If you feel the time has come to upgrade your working from home situation, then this Roseville mansion – with a large home office with its own fireplace and wallpaper finishes – could be just the ticket.
The home office fireplace is one of at least four in the circa 1896 home, which sits on a level 2321-square-metre block, and has five bedrooms, four bathrooms. a pool and poolside pavilion with a barbecue area.
There’s also a formal dining room and formal lounge, a large family room with a study nook, a deluxe new stone kitchen that opens out to a casual dining area, and then to an al fresco entertaining area. Not to mention an upper-level retreat/games room area, a separate playroom, gym and in-roof storage.
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