Hidden away from all but those who live or go to school in the area, is the Doubleview hill. Situated south of Scarborough Beach Road and just west of Woodlands, the hidden enclave was named after its unusual view – of the city and the sea. Only a privileged view have the true ‘double view’ but many have views of one of these, and I am lucky to be one of them.
Having only been in full time work for three months I entered the property market with my city view property ten years ago. Completely untouched since it was built in 1965, my house had an original floor plan containing four bedrooms, two living rooms and lots of immaculate timberwork. What a find! Even the walls hadn’t been painted since it was built and the colours will still hand written onto the architect’s plans.
An Eric Moyle design for a family of seven, I snapped up the deceased estate and set to work restoring it. I didn’t want to deviate too far from the original intent and I purchased furniture to match. Despite the enormous amount of work (much of it done by me) I got it looking fabulous and recaptured the original charm. I was happy to save the house as the other potential purchaser made an offer with the intent to demolish it.
After finishing renovating about a year ago, my desire for a new project began to build. After purchasing my new property, I quickly put my beloved house on the market. I was hoping to find someone else who l oved it as much as I did. My house is now sold and I’m sure the new owners will have an array of plans for it. Letting go is difficult but the rooms will soon be full with children and new ideas.
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S. Tate
