{"id":28762,"date":"2020-11-03T12:39:21","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T23:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=28762"},"modified":"2020-11-03T12:39:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T23:39:21","slug":"the-block-2020-tour-the-finished-brighton-homes-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/the-block-2020-tour-the-finished-brighton-homes-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"The Block 2020: tour the finished Brighton homes for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: The Victorian duo had a rocky start, losing their pick of house, but secured the best aspect. High ceilings and perfect furniture placement gave them the living and dining room win.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s arguably Melbourne\u2019s most aspirational suburb \u2013 cafes, schools, the beach. Brighton has all of that for sure, but it\u2019s the air of old-world grandeur that has many yearning to buy a piece.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s fitting then, that\u00a0this year\u2019s houses on\u00a0The\u00a0Block\u00a0each come from a decade gone by, between 1910 and 1950, harking back to the suburb\u2019s architectural and societal past.<\/p>\n

This season\u2019s couples were judged not only on their renovation and styling ability, but their appreciation of the era of each home, from the wartime 1910s to the modernist \u201950s. Each nods (in some cases, with vigour) to the epoch, while keeping our 2020 lifestyle firmly in mind.<\/p>\n

Just as well, too, as the way we live and work has turned on its head, with the COVID-19 pandemic forcing Australia into lockdown and the\u00a0couples to head home to their families mid-project.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting shut down in the middle of the series really could have taken the wind out of the contestants\u2019 sails completely,\u201d\u00a0The Block\u00a0executive producer Julian Cress says.<\/p>\n

He says the contestants returned with \u201csheer energy and a level of finesse and finish and joyfulness\u201d, despite the angst of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting shut down in the middle of the series really could have taken the wind out of the contestants\u2019 sails completely,\u201d The Block.<\/p>\n

The five homes on New Street offer Brightonites, aspiring and existing, a piece of history. Not only of years gone by, but the one we have all lived through \u2013 with office spaces, of course \u2013 and areas to relax, take in nature and feel there\u2019s no place like home.<\/p>\n

Inside the houses<\/h3>\n
Jimmy & Tam<\/h5>\n
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To say Palm Springs inspired this home is putting it mildly. Monochrome terrazzo tile is the first\u00a0bit of \u201950s wow-factor you notice\u00a0when walking in \u2013 but then you look up.<\/p>\n

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