Knockout ‘Vegas bathroom’ shines at renovated 1970s Clifton Springs home

This five-bedroom house at 9 Edgewater Drive, Clifton Springs was one of the first built on that stretch of foreshore. A blingy ‘Vegas bathroom’ direct from the 1970s winds back the clock at a renovated waterfront home that celebrates the era’s distinctive interior style. Finding some old kitchen tiles in the shed helped in the vendors’ quest to hero another original feature at their Clifton Springs digs. The retiled island bench topped with an existing copper rangehood is now the centrepiece of 9 Edgewater Drive’s sympathetically updated kitchen. RELATED: Post-war home’s unpretentious reno play pays off Hidden luxury inside classic Geelong West bungalow Home building mistakes costing Aussies tens of thousands The house has uninterrupted views over Corio Bay. This original ensuite is one of three bathrooms at the house. The vendor said she wasn’t tempted to update the ensuite bathroom as she loved its in-your-face style from the get-go. “It’s an absolute knockout, we call it the Vegas bathroom and it’s just Laminex but it’s so extravagant and optimistic,” she said. “I was really attracted to those parts of the house, the burnt orange colours and the khaki handbasins.” Other retro f...