The front door features "The Duchess" sandblasted in the glass. The house is named after one of the original Eastbourne ferries which along with the Ship “Cobar” arrived in Wellington in 1897 at the same time as the house was built. A feature door on the Right accesses the self-contained Hair Salon and the other feature door on the left accesses the “Butler’s Pantry” which is currently used by the Salon as a Preparation area.

The Lounge area has been extended on two sides to create a nice size entertaining space, Double Sets of Bifold doors open out to the rear courtyard. Heating is from the downstairs ducted system and/or a central gas fire. The home theater and AV system are positioned in an antique dresser and the system has wall and ceiling speakers to maximize the floor space. Ground floor windows are all Double-glazed.

These areas have been remodeled or refurbished extensively from the original house. Downstairs, every room has been wall and ceiling insulated, double glazed3 and heated with a ducted Fujitsu System, feeding each bedroom. All the lighting is LED, the Carpet in Bedrooms and Hallway is Feltex Callua Cosmic laid on 130G 11mm underlay. There is access to an outside sundeck area from the bedrooms which has access to downstairs and dual external access.

The dining room adjoins the kitchen area and has room for a large table of 8-10 seats. Double doors access the outside Day room Bowranda which is covered on all sides and provides an extension to the dining room and a covered all weather entertaining area.

The dining room/kitchen/lounge and most of the common areas have all been expanded in size from the original house in an open plan design. All the rear areas of the house open to the outside to create large entertaining spaces. All the lighting is LED, all rooms are fully insulated. The flooring is doubled due to being overlayed with Merbau plank on foam and the whole downstairs area is heated with underfloor ducted Air from an external Brivus system.

The Kitchen is the second Kitchen to be installed and was completely remodeled and bought up to date in Sep 2019 by PRIDEX, it features a large fridge freezer), large Bosch Rangehood, Bosch Gas cooktop and Bosch Pyrolytic oven. The dishwasher is Miele, and the waste master is Insinkerator. It features a breakfast bar with three stools, toe kick mirror and underfloor lighting. The Kitchen sink features a designer Zoe tap and the sink is set as overlaid to give a better visual aspect.

1. The Main Bedroom has had a new set of large windows designed to match the lower floor doors and installed to show the views out over the harbour while achieving privacy by the large magnolia plantings on the boundary. The wardrobe is custom fitted with an “ELFA” shelving and hanging system with mirrored sliding doors. Quality Curtains and Roman Blinds complete a very comfortable space.

2. The second bedroom also looks out over the harbour. This bedroom has good storage with two built-in wardrobes, Quality Curtains and Roman Blinds.

3. The Third Bedroom is currently being used as an office but contains a foldaway double bed and wardrobe that can quickly be lowered into position for guests or converted back to a permanent Bedroom. This room views up Totara Street and Eastbourne hills.

4. This room was one of the many new additions and alterations added in 2003 along with the whole
Utility/Laundry and Bathroom areas. 3 Phase power has been installed to the house with the home office section running off one phase and the residential section on the second phase with a Power Board that could be metered as a separate entity and a separate Rinnai hot water system. The room features a high stud and was built on a standard concrete pad with insulation in floor ceilings and walls.

1. The Bathrooms service all the Bedrooms well, with a separate Rinnai Hot water system, heated towel rails, Toilet and Bidet, as well as a Shower and Bath. All fittings are high quality from Hans Groh and there is a separate wall heater if required.

Double garage with off-street parking.

Zoned for Muritai School, Wellesley College and Hutt Valley High School. Other top education providers are all within an easy commute.