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What if your bathroom needed modernising but you were so in love with its mid-1970s tiles you couldn’t bear to part with them?Well then you’d do what the owner of <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">6 Schubert Place, Kambah</a>, did: painstakingly remove, clean and then retile the bathroom with them. Talk about a huge job, but just look at the result: a beautiful, sunshiney, retro space that would make you feel happy every morning, even on the greyest of days.<img alt="6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0-20240118053147999865-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0.width-800.jpg" width="800">The bathroom is gorgeous but as we explored more of this unassuming two-storey home in Canberra&#x27;s biggest suburb, it just kept giving and giving.Here are a few of our favourite things:<h3 data-block-key="fe7d0">The spiral staircase.</h3><img alt="6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0-20240118053149116502-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0.width-800_o8p79wm.jpg" width="800">Nothing says early 1980s glam like a set of winding stairs. Spiral staircases feed our inner child and we can see the bottom floor of this home turned into a magical children’s haven.<h3 data-block-key="e3b39">Vintage amber bottle glass doors.</h3><img alt="6 Schubert Place_028" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6_Schubert_Place_028.width-800.jpg" width="800">Designed to give privacy between the front door and the rest of the home, amber bottle glass is a definite throwback to heading to your Nan and Pop’s house for Sunday night dinner.<h3 data-block-key="764r2">Bright bedrooms (there are six!)</h3><img alt="6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0-20240118053148657755-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0.width-800_epN55Rt.jpg" width="800">With a yellow bathroom at the centre of the home, the owners of 6 Schubert Place haven’t been afraid to splash colour throughout the bedrooms. The result is a happy vibe, and a series of spaces perfect for both sleep and play.<h3 data-block-key="fje0h">The Secret Garden.</h3><img alt="6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0-20240118053150989783-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917-image-0.width-800_QFUFVjS.jpg" width="800">The landscaped garden is full of little areas to discover; veggies and flowers are scattered throughout and we can imagine kids exploring outside for hours.Number 6 Schubert Place, Kambah, goes to auction at 10.30am on Saturday 3 February 2024.<a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/6-schubert-place-kambah-act-2902-93917/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the full listing.</a>

Canberra's most beautiful bathroom just hit the market in Kambah

It was the house Canberrans and Queanbeyanites couldn’t get enough of - a classic Nonna’s house over the border featuring furnishings from the late 1960s and 70s.We’re pleased to announce Nonna’s house at <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/123-ross-road-crestwood-nsw-2620-61710/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">123 Ross Road, Queanbeyan</a>, sold on the weekend to a local barista. The solid brick six-bedroom home on the hills of Crestwood sold for $923,00.<img alt="123-ross-road-crestwood-nsw-2620-61710-image-0-20220731224631294445-thumbnail-1920x1920-70.jpeg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/123-ross-road-crestwood-nsw-2620-61710-image-0.width-800_dNrNFPv.jpg" width="800">Nonna’s house went viral when <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zangocbr/posts/pfbid023VGV5Q3AUMJpwvW6VbJYQrosSp1CzuiaYpaqHJQdyVevSnB9DpojKQrm2zDXdwMdl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">we posted it on Facebook</a> a couple of weeks ago, mostly because it brought back so many memories for the children and grandchildren of Eastern European immigrants to Canberra and Queanbeyan.“Forget Nonna - looks just like my Yiayia’s house,” one Canberran commented on our Facebook post.“I love this house! It’s like stepping right back into my childhood! I miss my Nonna!” said another.<img alt="123-ross-road-crestwood-nsw-2620-61710-image-0-20220731224628988915-thumbnail-1920x1920-70.jpeg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/123-ross-road-crestwood-nsw-2620-61710-image-0.width-800_5L0k3Qi.jpg" width="800">The home at 123 Ross Road was built by Italian husband and wife team Giovanni and Maria Zanini in 1968: a forever home for themselves and kids Wally and Bruna. It was a serious upgrade for the family, who&#x27;d lived for a decade in a three-bedroom fibro home up the street at 91 Ross Road.The sale on the weekend was the first time the house had been on the market since 1968.<img alt="123-ross-road-crestwood-nsw-2620-61710-image-0-20220731224630483869-thumbnail-1920x1920-70.jpeg" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/123-ross-road-crestwood-nsw-2620-61710-image-0.width-800_Q54JwxN.jpg" width="800"><a href="https://zango.com.au/agencies/ian-mcnamee-partners-jerrabomberra/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ian McNamee and Partners Jerrabomberra</a> real estate agent <a href="/agents/darren-bennett-2/">Darren Bennett</a> said the house attracted a lot of interest in the Queanbeyan area and the auction saw two people bidding off against each other, with a third on the phone.The house eventually sold to its new owners, who fell in love with the 180-degree views of Queanbeyan from the front verandah and living room, and the location of the home.If you’re kicking yourself that you didn’t buy the 1960s home with vintage furnishing, never fear - there’s <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/31-macalister-crescent-curtin-act-2605-62750/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this four-bedroom home at 31 Macalister Crescent, Curtin</a>.<img alt="31-macalister-crescent-curtin-act-2605-62750-image-0-20220822223131627934-crop-c0-5__0-5-1600x750-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="375" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/31-macalister-crescent-curtin-act-2605-62750-i.width-800.jpg" width="800">According to <a href="/agents/dimi-romero/">Dimi Romero</a> from <a href="https://zango.com.au/agencies/mcgrath-canberra/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">McGrath Canberra</a>, the home belonged to her Nanna and Pop, Isabelle and Eric Gardiner, who raised six children there from the mid-1960s. It’s the first time the home has been on the market since it was built in 1964.<a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/31-macalister-crescent-curtin-act-2605-62750/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the Curtin listing here.</a>

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Canberra's most beautiful bathroom just hit the market in Kambah

New owners set to move into Nonna's house after auction sale