11 Gertrude Street Sunshine, VIC 3020

Welcome to the kind of home where Sunday pasta is mandatory, the garage could house a small vineyard's worth of tomato bottles, and the backyard's seen more family gatherings than you can count. If Sooshi Mango needed a location for their next skit, this would be it. This is proper old-school European charm with that unshakeable brick solidity that says "we built this to last three generations, minimum."

Step through the front door and you're instantly transported to every beloved Nonna and Nonno's place you've ever visited. Those high decorative ceilings? Classic. The separately zoned living and dining rooms with elegant tiled floors? Perfect for keeping the good furniture room pristine while actual living happens in the other one. Natural light floods through generous windows, illuminating spaces where decades of family stories have unfolded.

The kitchen's where the magic happens - gas cooking (because Nonna would accept nothing less), generous benchtops for rolling out fresh pasta, and ample storage for every pot, pan and preserving jar you'll ever need. The meals area flows naturally off the kitchen, just like it should, creating that effortless connection between cooking and living that's at the heart of Mediterranean family life.

Three comfortable bedrooms include built-in robes for sensible storage, all sharing a central bathroom that blends classic character with contemporary updates. Separate bath and shower, attractive tiling, pristine presentation - it's the practical family format that's worked beautifully for generations.

But wait - here's the pirce deresistance: a double brick garage/workshop so substantial it could genuinely be the nerve centre of your weekend projects, home brewing operation, or whatever passions require proper space and solid walls. Additional driveway parking means there's room for everyone when the extended family descends (and they will). Gas heating, separate laundry, established gardens framing it all - this home's ready for your family's next chapter.

The location? Bellissimo. Moments from Sunshine station for easy city connections and Sunshine Marketplace for comprehensive shopping. Quality schools, popular parks and the vibrant Hampshire Road café and shopping precinct (where you can still get a proper coffee and maybe argue about soccer) are all comfortably close.

This is the house where traditions continue, where the garage always has room for projects, where the kitchen's the heart of everything, and where solid European building meets Australian lifestyle. Sooshi Mango would approve.