Tucked away in the Sunshine Coast hinterland is an incredible home that looks like a provincial European villa.
With views across the Queensland’s Glasshouse Mountains, the hilltop country retreat oozes French charm featuring handmade stain glass windows, vaulted ceilings, Juliet balcony, barn-style buildings and an impressive cobblestone tower.
Set on a four hectare property in the hills of Ocean View, an hour’s drive away from Brisbane’s CBD, the magnificent four-bedroom mansion, named ‘La Tour Tzani’, is set to go under the hammer on February 4.
With views across the Glasshouse Mountains to the Sunshine coast, this incredible home looks like a provincial European villa and has just hit the market
The hilltop country retreat oozes French charm featuring handmade stain glass windows, vaulted ceilings, Juliet balcony, barn-style buildings and an impressive cobblestone tower
Owners Tim Mills and Diane Norman were inspired to build a home to reflect the style of the historical towers they saw while travelling through France and worked painstakingly to recreate an authentic aesthetic
Owners Tim Mills and Diane Norman were inspired to build a home to reflect the style of the historical towers they saw while travelling through France and worked painstakingly to recreate an authentic aesthetic.
The enchanting ‘La Tour Tzani’ is wrapped around the central stone tower and even features original tapestries brought back from the iconic French Island Mon St Michel on the Normandy Coast.
Inside the tower is the main living space with 20-foot high ceilings, late flooring and an open stone fireplace.
Inside the tower is the main living space with 20-foot high ceilings, late flooring and an open stone fireplace
Up the spiralling staircase, is the mezzanine main bedroom that overlooks the living area and has a huge walk-in wardrobe, luxurious ensuite and a private deck overlooking the picturesque views as well as a a second bedroom with its own Juliet balcony and striking French tapestries
Up the spiralling staircase, is the mezzanine main bedroom that overlooks the living area and has a huge walk-in wardrobe, luxurious ensuite and a private deck overlooking the picturesque views.
There is also a second bedroom with its own Juliet balcony, ensuite and striking French tapestries.
Right at the top of the tower, is a sitting room with wooden floors and a high vaulted ceiling that could be converted into a fifth bedroom.
The spacious light-wood kitchen has plenty of bench space, a walk-in pantry and high-end appliances and has been designed in-keeping with the period French style
Right at the top of the tower, is a sitting room with wooden floors and a high vaulted ceiling that could be converted into a fifth bedroom
The spacious light-wood kitchen has plenty of bench space, a walk-in pantry and high-end appliances and has been designed in-keeping with the period French style.
Flowing off the main living area is an expansive entertaining deck that looks out over the sweeping views of the hills and the sparkling resort-style pool that has a stone water feature and is surrounded by palm trees.
Outside, the vine-covered stone walls wrap around the grounds featuring a wood-fire pizza oven, rolling green lawns, landscaped chateau gardens and a trickling creek and waterfalls.
Flowing off the main living area is an expansive entertaining deck that looks out over the sweeping views of the hills
Take in the sprawling views from the sparkling resort-style pool that has a stone water feature and is surrounded by palm trees
Outside, the vine-covered stone walls wrap around the grounds featuring a wood-fire pizza oven, rolling green lawns, landscaped chateau gardens and a trickling creek and waterfalls
The property also has a separate barn-style unit containing self-contained one-bedroom apartments.
Every part of the home has been carefully considered to echo Ms Norman’s French roots down to the smallest of details including the light fittings and even the roof tiles and bathroom sink.
Mr Mills even said he was dead-set on a traditional slate roof and spent a massive $82,000 shipping over grey terracotta tiles from Western Australia to achieve the look.
Every part of the home has been carefully considered to echo Ms Norman’s French roots down to the smallest of details including the light fittings and even the roof tiles and bathroom sink
Mr Mills even said he was dead-set on a traditional slate roof and spent a massive $82,000 shipping over grey terracotta tiles from Western Australia to achieve the look
‘La Tour Tzani’ is set to go under the hammer on February 4
In the early stages of the build, the couple stumbled across a specialist French décor shop in Tamworth where they found a range of rare antique pieces including the glass sink in the ensuite.
‘There were only two of its kind in Australia,’ Ms Norman said.
‘We brought one but found it to be damaged, it was very hard to find the second!’
To view the listing, head to the realeaste.com.au website.
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