17 Leatherwood Place, Brookfield, offers an idyllic country setting.
Offering 360-degree views that extend to the city skyline, 17 Leatherwood Place, Brookfield bears all the hallmarks of a private country club.
The two-storey, Georgian-inspired home sits atop a hill and features a tennis court, pool, and rolling green lawns, framed by formal gardens.
There are acres of space for children to play and run around.
Owner Robert Byrne said he and his wife Mirella bought the property as vacant land 25 years ago and set about building the ultimate family home.
“I think we were about the third or fourth purchasers of the land,” Mr Byrne said.
“It had been the original farmhouse site, but due to the hilltop position, people weren’t quite sure what to build there.”
One of the formal sitting rooms.
Working with their architect, Mr and Mrs Byrne envisioned a Georgian-style home that featured formal and informal living areas, with a view from every room.
But first they had to reconfigure the land.
“The earthmoving was a fairly mammoth exercise,” Mr Byrne said.
“We shaved 1.5m off the top of the knoll and pushed it out to provide the huge rear yard that we have now.”
There are multiplr places to sit and enjoy the surrounds.
That yard accommodates the tennis court, sandstone flagged pool with spa, an entertaining gazebo, and a golf putting green complete with sand trap.
Presiding over it all is a stately home that offers a timeless design.
“We were quite specific that the rooms needed to be large and we really wanted to bring the outside in, so there’s a large volume of glass, while the French doors offer the feeling that the indoors and outdoors are all one,” Mr Byrne said.
Pull up a stool in the generous-sized kitche.
The extensive use of windows also ensures views are maximised in each room.
To the north-east, the property looks towards Mt Coot-tha and Brisbane, offering glimpses of the city skyline, while to the south it takes in vistas of Mt Tamborine.
“From all the rooms and especially upstairs, the views are spectacular,” Mr Byrne said.
“I think it’s quite unique to have a house where every room has a view.”
A fire keeps thigs cosy in the cooler months.
The ground floor of the home encompasses a foyer, formal lounge, dining room, study, and a billiards room, in addition to a rumpus room with bar, family room, kitchen with breakfast nook, and a media room.
Four bedrooms, including the large master suite, are accommodated on the second floor.
Mr Byrne said the property offered an idyllic resort-style refuge and the perfect place to entertain.
The house was Georgian-inspired.
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“We’ve had lots of functions here over the years,” he said.
“On occasions we’ve hosted over 100 people and the house design has proved excellent.
“The rooms flow out onto the verandas so you can work a party to flow from the billiards room, through the lounge and dining room and out onto the verandahs.”
Looking back at the numerous events held over the years, Mr Byrne said his children’s birthdays were among his favourite.
The perfect place for outdoor entertaining.
“When the children were at school, there were times when we had a whole class in the swimming pool,” he said.
“Each of them had their pre-formal events here and of course there were 18th birthdays and then 21sts.”
Meanwhile, he said the country lifestyle provided an idyllic upbringing.
The property is surrounded by landscaped gardes.
“We had always said we would like a bit of land, so the kids had the opportunity to run around. Well they can run around here and just keep running. Then there’s the swimming pool, and the tennis court, where there have been games of cricket and lots of messing around in the sand bunker.
“It’s been a lovely place to bring up children and they’ve enjoyed it immensely.”
With his children all now into adulthood, Mr Byrne said the home was in need of a new family to embrace all it had to offer.
“People describe it as magical and ask, ‘why would you want to leave?’ but now it’s just the two of us and it’s time for someone else.”
