Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once said: “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” Which is a sentiment that celebrates simplicity through discipline. If there ever was a property that embodied such a lifestyle, it’d be this Mornington Peninsula villa located at 17 Point King Road, Sorrento, which trades scale for modest serenity.
While we regularly feature some of Australia’s most lavish properties at On The Market, dripping in old-world grandeur and boasting more bedrooms than you can count on your fingers, there’s something very important to be said for a self-contained home that transports you away from the chill of boardroom air conditioning and relentless Slack alerts. The Mornington Peninsula is known for offering just that kind of retreat, but some of Melbourne’s wealthiest are unable to hold themselves back from the idea that “bigger is better,” designing blue-blooded holiday homes large enough to need live-in cleaners.
This Mediterranean-inspired villa is a study in tasteful restraint, spanning a trio of levels that contain just four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Situated on a managable quarter-acre block, the mind’s behind 17 Point King Road, Sorrento, opted for creating lush gardens instead of a larger residence and if you had a sunny afternoon to spend here, there’s little chance you’d find yourself on the couch.
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Serving as the perfect spot to relax into a weekend Negroni, the wonderful gardens are ringed by hedges that delivery privacy in spades and contain ornamental pears, rosemary and lavender bushes, as well as the soft tones of an established grove of olive trees. The travertine patio and gardens can be accessed via a twin sets of double folding doors that open up from the both the kitchen and living room, bringing the outside in if you need a break from the heat.
Inside the kitchen is fully equipped with an AGA stove, marble bench tops, and a walk-in pantry, while you’ll also find three of the four bedrooms on the ground level. The upper level is home to the master bedroom (complete with an ensuite bathroom and walk-in-robe) and a study; the lower level is the basement offering space to park two cars and cellar your wine collection.
It’s a special home that shows what happens when money and taste meet one another and is currently on the market seeking a new owner to enjoy what it has to offer. 17 Point King Road, Sorrento, is represented by the team at Peninsula Sotheby’s International Realty with a price guide of $8.5 million with the offer of “flexible terms.”
