Take a drink to the deck at this modern and expansive bayside home

OLDER Queenslander houses certainly have their charms, but for Lisa Woodhead there were too many negatives that came with the older homes.

She had been living in an older Queenslander home with her husband Ian at Bardon in Brisbane’s west when the constant problems and maintenance got the better of her.

“There was water hammer, termites and constant painting that needed to be done with the VJ walls,” Mrs Woodhead said.

Eventually they decided to move somewhere completely new to cut down on maintenance, even if it meant building something themselves.

They bought an empty block at 30 Warren Street in the Bayside suburb of Wakerley about eight years ago to build their dream home from the ground up.

“We moved over to the bayside because it was so much cooler over there,” Mrs Woodhead recalled.

The home, a modern two-storey house with five bedrooms was about as far removed from their old Queenslander as they could get.

The 419sq m home has a family, dining and kitchen on the ground floor as well as an outdoor alfresco dining area.

“It is a fantastic entertaining house. We have parties and friends over all the time,” she said.

There is a second living area on the top floor as well as a wooden deck to take advantage of the bayside breeze.

“My favourite spot is out on the deck with a glass of wine and my dogs,” she said.

The home is about five minutes away from the bay, and is close to shops and schools.

“It has a real community feel,” she said.

They plan to move to Wynnum or Manly and she thinks the home would be ideal for a young family like themselves.

The home is on the market now through Place Manly.

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