Morning light filters through the trees as you turn into your quiet street in beachside Mount Eliza. The air is still, the bay is just down the road, and the Ranelagh Estate has that settled feel that comes from people staying for years, not seasons.
Your home sits comfortably here. A fully renovated four-bedroom sanctuary on one easy level, designed so you can live peacefully and breathe easily. Solid Tasmanian oak boards run underfoot, neutral in tone and finished with low VOC timber seal. Walls are painted in Dulux Zero for a clean, gentle interior. Every room has its own air conditioning, and the solar panels quietly pull their weight, keeping running costs down while you get on with life.
At the centre of the home, the open plan living and dining area is where the day begins. For couples, it might be early coffee, the news on in the background and doors open to let in the coastal air. For families, it is breakfast plates, school notes on the bench and children moving in and out to the garden. Either way, this is the natural gathering place.
When you want a quieter moment, the separate formal lounge is waiting. It is an ideal space to read, work from home or pour a drink at the end of the day. With the gardens as a backdrop, it feels like a private sitting room rather than just another living zone.
Step outside and the pace changes again. Professionally landscaped gardens wrap around the home and give every room a green outlook. There are structure and colour through the year, yet the planting feels relaxed rather than fussy. The organic vegetable patches sit in their own sunny corner, ready for herbs and seasonal produce, and toxin free planting mirrors the healthy choices made inside the home. Children can explore on the lawn while adults sit nearby, or couples can use the space for outdoor dining and quiet evenings as the light fades over glimpse of the bay.
Weekends fall into an easy rhythm. A short walk takes you through the leafy streets of Ranelagh to the beach. Sand underfoot, swimmers and paddle boards in the water, coffee from the village on the way home. The Ranelagh Club adds another layer to daily life, with tennis, sailing, access to beach boxes and social events all part of the local routine. It is the kind of community where you get to know faces quickly and absence is noticed.
For families, school runs are straightforward. Some of the Peninsula’s most respected schools, including Peninsula Grammar and Toorak College, are within easy reach. For couples, these schools help underpin the long-term strength of the area and the depth of buyer demand. Mount Eliza Village is close for groceries, services and a choice of cafes and dining. When you need to head further, access to the Nepean Highway and Peninsula Link is simple, placing Melbourne and the wider Mornington Peninsula within comfortable reach.
As the day draws to a close, you come back to the same quiet street, filtered light through established trees and a home that feels calm the moment you step inside. It is an address that works just as well for a professional couple as it does for a growing family. A renovated, low maintenance home in a tightly held beachside pocket of Mount Eliza, within the character filled Ranelagh Estate.
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