Prize winner rejects ‘too perfect’ dream home
Winners of a Hamptons prize home have rejected it for a shock reason that may rub some up the wrong way.
A prize home winner has decided to pass on their immaculate new property, fearing even stepping foot inside might spoil its pristine allure.
The winners described the Hamptons-style dream home as “too white and too pretty”, choosing to put it on the market before the property had even been transferred into their name.
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Set on an acreage parcel in Tallai, the luxury home will go under the hammer on August 15, offering another family the chance to claim the keys to the 2023-built property.
It was promoted as a “$4m Hinterland Escape” by the RSL Art Union raffle drawn just last month.
Marketing agent Ed Cherry, of Coastal, said interested buyers would even have the option to up their bid for the stunning two-storey fully furnished home to include an Aston Martin DB12 valued at about $600,000.
“When we met the winners they told us the kitchen of the new place is the size of their whole apartment,” Mr Cherry said.
“It was too white and too pretty for them, and they didn’t even want to stay there for one night because they didn’t want to mess up the sheets.”
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“They said, ‘we don’t want this win to completely change who we are, so we are going to keep living how we do now, and sell the home to allocate the funds to our retirement.”
It means the next owners will score a picture-perfect prize home that has never been lived in, presenting exactly as it did for the original winners – right down to the crisply styled white bed sheets.
The five-bedroom, three-bathroom home on a 6,862 sqm lot at 12A Duke Ct features a designer kitchen with stone benchtops, European appliances and a butler’s pantry, flowing to an open-plan living and dining space with 5.9m high ceilings, louvred windows and a gas fireplace.
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Perks include a home cinema with tiered seating, wine room, and upstairs retreat, while outside offers a large alfresco terrace with built-in barbecue kitchen and pool, all set amid manicured gardens and an orchard complete with fairy garden and two ponds.
“This really is more than just a home – it’s a fully furnished haven where you can simply move in and start living a dream lifestyle.”
Records show the property last changed hands on April 2024, when it was acquired by the Returned and Services League of Australia’s Queensland Branch for $2.975m.
Originally published as Prize winner rejects ‘too perfect’ dream home
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