Iconic retro fifties home with a different colour scheme in every room prepares to welcome new owners for the first time in 70 years – as it becomes one of the most viewed properties in Australia
- A charming fifties home with an original fit-out is set for a new owner for the first time in more than 70 years
- The Ipswich home has remained unchanged since it was built in the early fifties and has become a local icon
- It was Queensland’s most viewed listing on realestate.com.au this week and the fifth most viewed in Australia
- The retro home has a different colour scheme in each room, a mint green original kitchen and antique decor
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Behind the doors of this charming art-deco façade lies a retro fifties home with each room decked out in a different colour scheme and its period charm lovingly preserved.
The period home was the most viewed property in Queensland this week on realestate.com.au, beating out an ostentatious modern mansion, and the fifth most viewed listing in the country.
Located in the suburb of Brassall in Ipswich, a 40 minute drive south west of the Brisbane CBD, the one-of-a-kind house is on the market for the first time ever after more than 70 years.
A charming fifties house that is just as retro on the inside as it is on the out has a different colour scheme for each room and is on the market for the first time in its 70 year history
The period Ipswich home was the top most viewed property in Queensland this week on realestate.com.au, beating out an ostentatious modern mansion, and one of the most viewed listings in the country
The three-bedroom, one-bathroom property comes with the original blue prints drawn up in 1948 as well as the plans for the extension that was added on back in 1966
The previous owners built the house back in the early fifties and it has since become an iconic landmark for the those in the area, attracting many to the home open when it was on the market.
Disappointingly for those interested, the home is currently under contract with the new owner who said they don’t want to change a thing about the charming property except add a few more fruit trees to the garden.
The three-bedroom, one-bathroom property comes with the original blueprints drawn up in 1948 as well as the plans for the extension that was added on back in 1966.
The previous owners built the house back in the early fifties and it has since become an iconic landmark for the those in the area, attracting many to the home open when it was on the market
The spectacular home is a snapshot of a moment in time with a bathroom, a blue bedroom and a pink bedroom as well as a mint green kitchen with an original fit out built by the first owner
‘The owner was ahead of his time when he built the kitchen with features that Ikea hadn’t even thought of yet,’ agent Jason McNamara of Ipswich Real Estate said in the listing
There are no modern, open-plan family rooms like the ones you see in homes today in this period property
The spectacular home is a snapshot of a moment in time and looks like something out of a Wes Anderson movie in parts with original dark wood details and a different colour scheme for each room with antique décor scattered throughout.
There are no modern, open-plan family rooms like the ones you see in homes today in this period property.
Off the main living room is a bathroom, blue bedroom and a pink bedroom as well as a mint green kitchen with an original fit out built by the first owner.
Flowing on from the kitchen is a small sewing room as well as a second lounge or dining space, bedroom, and covered patio
Outside, the 2529sqm block also contains a scattering of fruit trees, single motor car garage, a workshop and a fernery
The home is currently under contract with the new owner who said they don’t want to change a thing about the charming property except add a few more fruit trees to the garden
‘The owner was ahead of his time when he built the kitchen with features that Ikea hadn’t even thought of yet,’ agent Jason McNamara of Ipswich Real Estate said in the listing.
Flowing on from the kitchen is a small sewing room as well as a second lounge or dining space, bedroom, and covered patio.
Outside, the 2529sqm block also contains a scattering of fruit trees, single motor car garage, a workshop and a fernery.