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Having lived at the property for the last 18 months, Mr Beilby and his wife have decided it’s too big for them and are now looking to buy a luxury apartment in New Farm.

“The idea was good, but with no children or a pet, it’s just too big,” Mr Beilby, 39, said.

Mr Beilby, a property and equity investor, said the home was built about 18 months prior to them moving in.

“We bought the home from the builder who actually built it,” he said.

“He had acquired the original home on the block - it was an old cottage and he retained quite a bit of character and modernised it.”

Originally from Brisbane, the couple spent more than a decade living in Perth before moving back to be closer to family.

They are now hoping a new family will become the second owners of the stunning Brisbane home when it is taken to auction on 26 July, by Ray White Collective principal Brandon Wortley.

The house has five-bedrooms, three-bathrooms and a three-car garage, plus a swimming pool.

Mr Beilby said the home had several standout features across two levels, with some of the rooms upstairs capturing picturesque city views.

A focal point in the house is a stunning circular staircase in the living room that spirals up to the second level.

“The living area is spacious and there is a void which is nearly 7m high - it’s light-filled and beautiful,” he said.

“There’s big sliding doors in the living room that you can push all the way back to the entirety of the room to the garden area.

“We do a lot of outdoor entertaining, and spend a lot of time in the courtyard area which has an outdoor kitchen.”

He said there were beautiful suspended gardens at the front and rear of the property which he described as “quite stunning”.

Ms Van Den Bergh, 39, said she had “mixed feelings” about selling their home.

“I absolutely love this home but it’s just too big for us,” Ms Van Den Bergh said.

“We love all the space, but realistically it’s too much for just us.”

She said her favourite room in the house was the media room where they enjoy winding down after a big day and watching a movie together.

“This room is like a sanctuary, it’s so cosy, and when you come in here, you just don’t want to leave!”

With a collection of designer handbags and shoes that sit neatly in her walk-in wardrobe upstairs, Ms Van Den Bergh remains confident she won’t need to offload any of her prized possessions before she moves to an apartment.

“I’ll find a place with enough storage to store them, they are special to me,” she smiled.

She also hopes to find an apartment big enough to feature a number of paintings she currently has displayed throughout their home, some which were purchased at an Affordable Art Fair last year, and others that have been created by Mr Beilby’s mum who is also a Queensland artist.

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