Collette Dinnigan’s former home up for auction

The revived 1880s sandstone home of one of Australia’s most famous fashion icons is set to go under the hammer.

Collette Dinnigan sold 75 Paddington St, Paddington for $6.5m in 2015 after almost a decade over ownership. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

There’s a lot to love about this picture-perfect Paddo cottage, from its double-fronted period facade to its rare backyard pool, but the fact that fashion icon Collette Dinnigan masterminded the interiors is the icing on the designer cake.

Dinnigan sold the four-bedroom house near the corner of Paddington and Elizabeth Sts for $6.5m in 2015 after almost a decade in the home.

She had paid $4.45m for the 379sq m property in 2009.

Dinnigan had purchased it from jewellery heir, Peter Bracher of the Paspaley Pearl family, who had himself set a local price record when he’d snapped it up in 1989 for $1.075m.

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In the Mediterranean-inspired courtyard, the private pool sits next to a romantic alfresco dining space with a built-in barbecue and a bougainvillea-covered dining area.

The home is a perfectly preserved example of Sydney’s Victorian-era architecture.

The interiors are full of charm.

The current vendor, Francis Kennedy, is hoping to fetch more than ten times that with a price guide of $11m for the property’s October 26 auction through Maclay Longhurst of Sotheby’s International Realty.

A prized Paddington home, the revived 1880s sandstone residence is a perfectly preserved example of Sydney’s Victorian-era architecture with contemporary flair.

Beyond its manicured front lawn, classic front veranda and 11.5m frontage on one of Paddington’s most coveted leafy streets, the house has been reimagined for modern day entertaining.

The L-shaped ground floor layout features a combined formal living and dining room with traditional French doors to the pool courtyard, as well as a sleek open plan eat-in kitchen with big stacker doors also opening to the outdoor area.

The kitchen is home to a grand marble island bench, an Ilve gas stove, a Miele dishwasher, Fisher & Paykel dish drawers, plus a skylit walk-in pantry.

The bench also serves as a breakfast bar.

Easy access to the pool from here.

A space for sophisticated gatherings, the kitchen is home to a grand marble island bench, an Ilve gas stove, a Miele dishwasher, Fisher & Paykel dish drawers, plus a skylit walk-in pantry.

The ground floor also houses a large primary bedroom suite complete with a palatial five star ensuite featuring a luxurious freestanding marble tub and fireplace.

Out in the Mediterranean-inspired courtyard, the private pool sits next to a romantic alfresco dining space with a built-in barbecue and a bougainvillea-covered dining area.

On floor up and three more bedrooms each have built-in wardrobes and share a family-friendly bathrooms with separate powder room.

Packed with luxury extras, the period property with 21st century finishes also has fireplaces to most rooms, high ceilings with skylights, ducted zoned air-conditioning, floorboards and parking for two cars.

The Paddington property is approximately 200m from Alimentari café and a short walk to the eateries and boutiques of Oxford St as well as Paddington Public School.

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Originally published as Collette Dinnigan’s former home up for auction