article: It is hard to believe that the mansion you see before you, with its bronzed clock tower and cherry wood doors, was initially a garage and chauffeur's residence that would have been home to a Rolls Royce, or two. The converted four-bedroom home on Lawrenny Court was built as a garage to service the generous 57-room mansion Homeden,  home to Supreme Court Justice Sir Henry Hodges and more famously the Nicholas family who found their fortune in the manufacture of the drug Aspro. The converted four-bedroom home on Lawrenny Court, with its bronzed clock tower and cherry wood doors, was built as a garage to service the generous 57-room mansion Homeden . Around 25 years ago, the distinctive Toorak home was thoughtfully converted into the polished residence it is today. Interestingly, the conversion took place at the same time Homeden was being tuned into a block of flats.This provided the owners with a unique opportunity to buy some of the original features of the mansion and transfer them into the 740 square-metre garage residence. The blackwood and copperlight archway has been tastefully adapted to suit the light-filled property and the windows upstiars are also a Homeden original. The conversion took place at the same time Homeden was being tuned into a block of flats providing the owners with a unique opportunity to buy some of the original features of the mansion and transfer them into the 740 square-metre garage residence. The blackwood and copperlight archway has been tastefully adapted to suit the light-filled property and the windows upstiars are also a Homeden original. Ada Taylor, from R T Edgar Real Estate, said the beautiful property is reminiscent of the Audrey Hepburn classic Sabrina. She told Daily Mail Australia that while the doors of the 'breathtaking' property have not yet been opened to potential buyers, they believe the property will fetch upward of $3.5 million on auction day. The original garage doors open into two distinct living areas while the living quarters upstairs offer three sprawling bedrooms with  open fireplaces, stunning wooden floors and vaulted ceilings. The original downstairs garage area is made up of two distinct living areas, a well-equipped galley kitchen cleverly divided behind original garage doors that tuck away a fourth bedroom, bathroom, separate laundry and powder room. The chaffur's living quarters upstairs offers three sprawling bedrooms with open fireplaces, stunning wooden floors and vaulted ceilings . The home boasts a North facing balcony off the spacious and elegant master that looks over the properties two magnificent gardens. The property will open its doors to prospective buyers on Wednesday 22 April before the hammer falls on May 16. The house will be opened to prospective buyers on 22 April and is set to go under the hammer on 16 May . The home boasts a North facing balcony off the spacious and elegant master that looks over the properties two magnificent gardens.
highlights: This residence was once just a garage for a much bigger mansion called Homeden .
  When Homeden was being converted into flats the owners of the garage bought some of the original features .
  The blackwood and copperlight archway was taken and tastefully adapted to suit the light-filled property .
  The stylish 740 square-metre, four bedroom, converted residence will go to auction on 16 May .
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