“Fairytale” chateau re-listed with million-dollar discount
An estate dubbed Chateau Jardin Perfume has taken a price cut after being on the market since mid 2021.
The chateau-inspired mansion was first listed for $8 and $8.8 million, and has been relisted with a price guide between $5.7 and $6.2 million.
Located in the town of Sassafras in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges, the home has been renovated and filled with French chandeliers, Italian porcelain floors, custom statues, and an imported staircase.
The three-bedroom, three-bathroom house sits on 2600 square metres and has been described as a “fairytale”, “off-the-charts” and a “palace in the sky”.
Its current owners first bought the home in 2016 for $2.66 million, when it was marketed as “Beauxbatons Manor”, referencing the French wizardry school in the Harry Potter books.
After completing a swift, multimillion-dollar renovation, Peninsula Sotheby’s International says it has become the kind of home you’d find in the Hollywood Hills.
“When you look at the colouring of the decor, the splashes of pink, the outdoor furniture, which is all from LA, the Rolls-Royce in the garage, it is very Hollywood Hills, even with the aspect over Melbourne city which is typical of what you would see in LA,” agent Rob Curtain said.
Along with the glamourous finishings, the home features vivid colours and patterns like fuschia and leopard print throughout.
Originally, the interior and exterior furniture and furnishings - except the artwork - were included with the home.
With the relisting of the home, Mr Curtain told Domain that the price would be readjusted accordingly if the prospective buyer didn’t wish to buy the fixtures and fittings - which may explain the new, reduced price.
Other luxe features include two separate master wings, a six-car garage, a “gold-class” theatre room with space for eight people, and an opulent cigar room.
The extensive renovations also saw the grounds undergo a major transformation, with the 2400-square-metre grounds undergoing extensive landscaping to create gardens filled with roses, camelias, gardenias, tulips, freesias, hyacinth, jasmine and Mexican orange blossom.
The fairytale atmosphere is made complete with the stunning pool featuring a mosaic tile rose on the bottom, as we
ll as with a series of stone paths and twinkling lights.
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