Artist Vonne Beyer sold her house at 9 Dakara Place, Sunshine West, featuring Kororoit Creek views and a studio, on the weekend.
Living near Kororoit Creek in Sunshine West has provided artist Vonne Beyer with plenty of inspiration across the past nine years.
Although she was over the moon when her four-bedroom house sold for $950,000 at an auction on Saturday, with the figure coming in at $180,000 above reserve, Ms Beyer said that she would miss her garden after moving out.
Ms Beyer bought the home at 9 Dakara Place, where the backyard has views of the creek, in 2016.
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“I absolutely loved it – I found it by accident, I actually came to look at the house next door,” she said.
“The house was a little different to the others and had its own character.”
She has since fixed up the property’s outbuildings, transforming one into a studio that she has also used as an exhibition space.
Ms Beyer loves her outdoor area that’s planted with fruit trees, the friendly neighbourhood and walking and cycling along Kororoit Creek with her dog, Boof.
“For me, to have access to all that nature and open space was so fantastic,” she said.
Before Ms Beyer, the house had only had one owner, a man from an Italian background who lived there with his family and planted fruit trees in the garden.
Hardwood floorboards, a colourful feature wall and green views from every window make up part of the home’s charm.
Ray White Sunshine managing director Marcus Fregonese and Ms Beyer after the auction.
After exhibiting her work across Australia and Spain, Greece and France, Ms Beyer has applied to the local council to do a future exhibition based on her relationship with the creek, inspired by its ephemeral nature and the joy that can be found outdoors.
Her latest show, Natural Inclinations at the Neon Parlour in Thornbury, featured a series of abstract paintings alongside a selection of floral works.
Ms Beyer said that she had recently decided to put her house on the market with plans to downsize from its 671sq m block, but she was keen to purchase a new home with a smaller garden.
The galley-style kitchen is accented with green tiling and timber bench tops.
Olive, nectarine, persimmon, passionfruit, lemon, quince and loquat trees grow in the garden.
Flower power in one of the bedrooms, where a deck looks out to Kororoit Creek.
Her abode went under the hammer yesterday, with a $750,000 bid kickstarting the action.
Ray White Sunshine managing director Marcus Fregonese said this was close to the $770,000 reserve.
Four bidders drove the price to $930,000 before a young couple from Melbourne’s inner western suburbs claimed the keys with a bold $950,000 offer that knocked out their rivals.
“The couple absolutely fell in love with the studio and gardens, and how it backs onto the creek and reserve,” Mr Fregonese said.
“We’re starting to see the market strengthening in my area, within the $600,000 to $900,000 bracket is becoming very competitive – there’s almost like a fear of missing out.”
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