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A closer look at Ethel Street: a Melbourne period home with its front rooms restored and the entire rear rebuilt.

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Ethel Street, Melbourne.

A weatherboard period home that had run out of room. We restored the street frontage and front rooms, demolished the rear, and rebuilt it as a single raked-ceiling space for cooking, eating and living, with a new kitchen, butler's pantry, two bathrooms, four bedrooms and the garden to go with it.

Heritage

The facade stayed exactly where it was

Weatherboards repaired, leadlight retained, the picket fence and front garden reinstated. From the footpath the house reads as it always did — which is the point.

Restored Facade, Ethel Street — Restored Facade

Front Lounge, Ethel Street — Front Lounge

Front Bedroom, Ethel Street — Front Bedroom

Extension

A new rear pavilion, resolved against the original roof

The old lean-to came off and a raked-ceiling pavilion went on. High-level glazing along the gable pulls light deep into the plan, and the whole rear wall opens to the garden.

Rear Elevation, Ethel Street — Rear Elevation

Gable Glazing, Ethel Street — Gable Glazing

Under Construction, Ethel Street — Under Construction

Living

One room for cooking, eating and everything else

Kitchen, dining and living share a single volume under the rake, with the ceiling dropping as it meets the original house so the junction reads deliberately.

Living & Dining, Ethel Street — Living & Dining

Before Fit-Out, Ethel Street — Before Fit-Out

Kitchen

Fluted island, stone tops and a pantry that hides the mess

A single stone-topped island with fluted joinery, a window splashback instead of tiles, and a butler’s pantry behind holding the second sink and everything that lives on the bench.

Island & Stone, Ethel Street — Island & Stone

Window Splashback, Ethel Street — Window Splashback

Butler’s Pantry, Ethel Street — Butler’s Pantry

Bathrooms

Terrazzo, fluted glass and vertical tile

Main bathroom with a fully glazed bath-shower recess, terrazzo to dado height and vertical stack tile above. The ensuite runs the same palette with a double vanity.

Main Bathroom, Ethel Street — Main Bathroom

Bedrooms

Four bedrooms, all with proper storage

Original front bedrooms kept their leadlight and ceiling height. The new ones got built-in robes, so nothing has to live on a chair.

Built-In Robes, Ethel Street — Built-In Robes

Guest Bedroom, Ethel Street — Guest Bedroom

Outdoor

Bluestone, lawn and a level change that works

Bluestone paving off the living room, a raised lawn behind a low retaining wall, and stepping stones through to the studio at the rear.

Paved Terrace, Ethel Street — Paved Terrace

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