Luxury Highton makeover delivers grand entertainer for any occasion

News.com.au

06-07-2025

Entertaining on a grand scale takes centre stage at this opulent Highton home set among lush manicured gardens.
With a formal dining room accommodating up to 24 people for a sit-down dinner and a private outdoor terrace centred around a stone fireplace, the sprawling residence opens the door to almost any social occasion.
It's the result of a painstaking two-year renovation by the vendors who set out to transform their dark and timber-heavy house into a luxurious, light-filled oasis big enough to host their large family.
They extended the original footprint of 3 Scampton Court, Highton, in several places to create a sprawling five-bedroom home with three distinct living areas on the main level as well as a new downstairs rumpus room in space 'pinched' from the garage.
'It's practically a brand new house,' the vendor says.
'We have got lots of grandkids so we just wanted it to be a family home. The family fits (in the dining room) and we do a lot of entertaining so its an entertainer's house.'
One of their biggest bugbears with the old design was the dark and dingy central kitchen where a light always needed to be turned on.
By contrast, the new kitchen and meals area sits under a 6m-high ceiling with clerestory windows that flood the room with light.
The old timber and black granite finishes have been replaced with a large quartzite island bench with an insinkerator, as well as premium appliances including a Gaggenau oven tower, steam oven, 900mm induction cooktop, a discrete built-in Liebherr fridge/freezer and a butler's pantry.
A brass motif on glass-fronted cupboards is another lavish touch that's repeated in the corner bar off the nearby living area.
The outdoors beckons in the adjoining formal dining room, where multiple sets of French doors link to covered area with a built-in barbecue and the beautiful terraced garden.
While the flat lawn area is popular with younger family members, the vendors say everyone gravitates to the feature open fireplace.
A second living space, with a vaulted ceiling and wraparound windows framing garden views on three sides, is another favourite hangout.
It oozes luxury thanks to a marble fireplace, custom cabinetry, herringbone timber flooring, a modern chandelier with matching wall sconces and Lane Kelly drapes.
In addition to the main bedroom with its Carrara marble ensuite, the house has a second guest retreat with its own sitting area, walk-in wardrobe, ensuite and private entrance.
'I thought as our parents got older … if a nurse was needed to come, external access would be handy,' the vendor says. 'Even for teenage or a parents' retreat, it's multipurpose.'
The 1215sq m package also includes dual driveways, a double garage and a storage room.
Jellis Craig Geelong agent Marcus Falconer is handling the sale of 3 Scampton Court, Highton. Price hopes are $2.795m to $2.995m.