16 Therese Mary Ave, Carrara QLD 4211

The arrival sets the tone immediately. A grand entry foyer receives you beneath a stunning brass chandelier that anchors the space with quiet authority.

The detailing begins here: coffered ceilings, fine architraves, rich oak floors underfoot, and a sense that what follows has been built to impress without straining to do so.

From the foyer, step up into the formal living and dining rooms. The living space is particularly considered. Custom bookshelves line the walls, a built-in window seat invites a quieter moment, and a soothing palette of soft seafoam blue brings warmth and calm.

An adjacent media room extends the comfort of this level further, with custom elevated seating, projector, large screen and soft carpets underfoot.

The kitchen is provincial in character and outstanding in specification. A freestanding Belling stove with pot filler commands the room with the kind of presence that only a true culinary centrepiece can. A five-burner induction cooktop, integrated Miele microwave, Miele dishwasher, Liebherr integrated refrigerator, and designer pendant lighting complete an appliance suite of genuine substance. A grand island bench anchors the room, while a full walk-through scullery and pantry beyond provides a home office nook, a dedicated sink, and ample storage … the kind of separation that a serious household requires. A pretty meals nook with banquette seating completes this beautiful culinary space.

The kitchen opens through banks of French doors directly to a generous alfresco entertaining deck … a natural extension of the home’s entertaining capacity, with a built-in Matador BBQ, bar fridge, sink, and retractable blinds.

Steps descend to the pool terrace, where travertine tiles set the tone for an outdoor sanctuary of genuine scale: a separate spa, a relaxing sunning deck, and a pool cabana that makes the case for never leaving home.

Also on this level of the home, a spacious guest bedroom offers privacy and its own beautifully detailed ensuite with custom shelving, considered designer tiling, and a finish that speaks to the quality maintained throughout. The dual-access bathroom also serves the pool with its separate entry.

The uppermost level delivers three further bedrooms, arranged around a landing that opens to a second balcony beneath a gambrel roof … an architectural gesture that makes the home’s front elevation quietly spectacular, and frames suburb and hinterland views with equal composure.

The master suite is separated from the remaining two bedrooms with genuine intent. French doors open to a private balcony with expansive views across the Surfers Paradise skyline to the ocean. Within, the palette is soft grey, the detailing impeccable: designer wall lights, wainscoting, a Victoria and Albert freestanding bath, double rainfall shower, double Oliveri vanity, and basket-weave designer tiles. The walk-in robe and dressing room are carpeted, plantation-shuttered, and generous in every dimension.

The two remaining bedrooms on this level are both ensuited, each with spacious walk-in robes and beautifully themed ensuites finished in designer tiles, wallpaper, and board and batten panelling.

The lowest level of the home opens first to a convenient study space … a quiet and practical anchor. Beyond it, a grand rumpus and family room provides the kind of volume that expanding families rarely find.

A fifth bedroom, fully self-contained with its own kitchenette, designer ensuite, custom built-in desk, and separate entry, completes this level as a private retreat, teenager’s haven, or income opportunity of genuine flexibility.

A grand laundry, with custom cabinetry, designer floor tiles, generous hanging and storage space, and a separate designated storage room, round out a level that has been planned for real life at real scale.

Throughout, ducted air-conditioning, ceiling fans, plantation shutters, and brushed brass hardware maintain the standard established at the front door. This home has not been designed to be admired from a distance. It has been built to be lived in … fully, comfortably, and exceptionally well.

Summary of Features:

* Highest residential elevation in Carrara, with panoramic dual-aspect views … Gold Coast skyline and Pacific Ocean to the east, lush hinterland to the west

* Expansive Cape Cod residence across three levels, 578m² of family living

* Oak floors, wainscoting throughout, decorative architraves, dormer windows, six-light casement windows, double-hung windows, and designer fixtures, fittings and wallpapers throughout

* Grand foyer with brass chandelier, oak floors, detailed wainscoting and architraves, and brushed brass architectural hardware throughout

* Formal living with custom bookshelves and built-in window seat; adjacent carpeted media room with custom elevated leather seating, screen, Dolby surround sound and projector

* Provincial kitchen with custom cabinetry, freestanding 110cm Belling Richmond Deluxe induction range stove and pot filler, Liebherr integrated refrigerator, integrated Miele microwave and dishwasher, designer pendant lighting, grand island bench, and walk-through scullery and pantry with home office nook, sink, zip tap and ample storage

* Meals nook with banquette seating

* Alfresco entertaining deck with built-in Matador BBQ, bar fridge, sink and retractable blinds; steps to travertine pool terrace with mineral pool, separate spa, shower, sunning deck and pool cabana

* 5 bedrooms in total, all ensuited

* 5 bathrooms in total, all bedroom ensuites, plus a ground level powder room

* Spacious ground-level guest bedroom with beautifully detailed ensuite

* Upper-level master suite with French door balcony access, panoramic skyline and ocean views, Victoria and Albert freestanding bath, double rainfall shower, double Oliveri vanity, basket-weave tiles, designer wall lights, wainscoting, and carpeted walk-in dressing room with plantation shutters

* Two further upper-level ensuited bedrooms with walk-in robes and individually themed, designer-finished ensuites

* Landing balcony with gambrel roof forming a stunning architectural front elevation; suburb and hinterland views

* Lower level: study space, grand rumpus and family room, fifth bedroom, fully self-contained with kitchenette, designer ensuite, custom built-in desk, and separate entry

* Grand laundry with custom cabinetry, designer floor tiles, ample storage and hanging space

* Ducted, zoned air-conditioning, ceiling fans, plantation shutters, security system and solar

* Oversized double garage with epoxy flooring, and mudroom entry to the home

*Dual power supply to the home: single and three phase

Carrara occupies a quietly confident position at the heart of the Gold Coast. It is a suburb of genuine livability with homes on generous land, leafy streets, and an ease of access that puts Pacific Fair, Robina Town Centre, and the everyday conveniences of Nerang and Merrimac local cafés, specialty grocers, medical services, and boutique retail all within easy reach.

The Gold Coast’s finest private schools: The Southport School, St Hilda’s, Emmanuel College, Hillcrest Christian College, and St Michael’s are close, as are the Gold Coast University Hospital and Gold Coast Private.

The light rail and major arterials connect effortlessly in every direction, and Metricon Stadium and the Gold Coast Turf Club add a cultural energy that few suburban addresses can claim.

But it is here, behind the front door of this remarkable home, that the lifestyle truly reveals itself. A residence of this calibre, with its dual-aspect panoramic views, its five-star outdoor entertaining, its five generous bedrooms, its provincial kitchen, its bespoke detailing at every turn, does not come along often.

It is the kind of home that shapes the way a family lives: generously, beautifully, and with a deep sense that they are exactly where they are meant to be. To live here is to understand, every single day, just how good the Gold Coast can be.