A Beautifully Renovated Balmain Terrace Hits The Market!

For Sophie Trippe-Smith Balmain, Sydney, was usually the dream. ‘I employed to walk up this avenue when I was younger,’ she points out. ‘I usually wanted to dwell on it a person working day.’ 

So, when this Balmain terrace arrived on the marketplace in 2012, she and husband entrepreneur Adam Trippe-Smith, knew they had to jump at it. ‘I right away fell in really like,’ says Sophie. ‘I adore terraces, and this 1 just had these types of fantastic electrical power with stunning significant ceilings. I was blown away by the town views from the roof terrace.’

It is these views that Sophie and Adam will miss the most, obtaining designed the final decision to market their beloved 1880s Victorian terrace household. From the rooftop terrace, Anzac bridge and the complete Sydney town skyline can be viewed in an amazing panorama. ‘Watching the sun go down and the light-weight strike the town properties is our favourite time of the day,’ she says. 

Throughout their 10 several years in the charming terrace, Sophie and Adam have place their individual stamp on the spot, which include functioning with landscape designer Adam Robinson to add a double garage (‘a real luxury in Balmain’) and a lush north-experiencing garden. 

‘We wished anything that evoked a calm, serene ecosystem in which we could unwind with household, but also entertain guests,’ claims Sophie of their city backyard garden oasis. ‘It’s been a authentic sanctuary for all of us.’ 

They also labored with Kate Bell Layout to boost all of the rooms in just the household, making certain every single had its possess ‘unique sense of space’. The final result is a shiny, up to date home that pays homage to its original options. 

While Sophie and Adam have set their house of 10 several years on the current market, they will not be relocating far ‘We’ll under no circumstances go away this spot!’, states Sophie. ‘Balmain is a community like nowhere else… we really like currently being surrounded by drinking water everywhere you go on this special peninsula.’ 

30 Grafton Road, Balmain is mentioned with Samantha Elvy and Matthew Hayson at Cobden Hayson and will go to auction on Thursday 3 November at 6pm.