65 Kennedy Road, Somers, Vic 3927

This Somers cottage has the kind of character you can't build new. Distinctive and full of character, it has been fully modernised without losing what made it worth keeping.

Inside, the original detail hasn't been smoothed over. Detailed cornices, picture rails, and Tasmanian Oak floorboards beaming soft gold glow sit alongside deep bottle-green joinery in the kitchen, finished with white stone benchtops, brass hardware, and Miele and Asko appliances. A built-in bookshelf and a wood fire with tiled hearth anchor the living space, the kind of room that gets better once the fire's going.

French doors lead from the kitchen out to a back deck and pebble terrace, the kind of space that asks for long lunches. Stepping stones cut through the back lawn toward a garden studio with its own deck. Fitted out with floor-to-ceiling shelving, it has room enough to be a games room, a home office, or something else entirely.

Both bedrooms open through French doors to the shaded veranda. The two bathrooms take different paths: one holds its heritage character with a clawfoot bath, brass tapware, and burgundy border tiles, the other goes modern coastal, with a stained-glass door, patterned floor tiles, and brushed brass fixtures.

This cottage has kept its character rather than trading it away for convenience. With coastal trails, beach access, and The Somers General at your doorstep, quiet coastal living doesn't get more true to itself than this.