This is a smashing property, hard to beat in terms of a solidly built residence with genuinely timeless characteristics, sitting on a beautifully landscaped block of about 6300 square metres. The house has great internal flow and is beautifully geared towards entertainment and relaxation, inside and out – and some fine architectural features stamp it with class that will last.
Entry is into a tiled foyer, to the right of which timber bifold doors open to a carpeted study. These doors, along with every bit of internal woodwork, have been limewashed to great effect. Opposite the study there’s a powder room and next door is the main bedroom, with walk-in wardrobe and a big en suite, with a spa set against glass bricks, and a limed-timber vanity unit with twin basins.
Next is the lounge-dining room where clerestory windows light the space below a timber-lined pitched ceiling, and a wood storage nook is set in the brick chimney, giving this space a great ambience.
Elegant drapes under fabric pelmets add a hint of elegance, and a granite-topped wet bar makes the room a great winter retreat.
A leadlight-paned door then opens to a long hallway, ranged along which are four bedrooms (wardrobes and ceiling fans), a laundry with workbench, and main bathroom with limed-timber vanity unit.
Next to a tiled meals area and carpeted family room with an exposed brick wall and Masport gas log fire, the kitchen has limed-timber cupboards topped with granite, a square island bench, mocha-toned glass splashback, four-door pantry, dishwasher and a Lofra 900mm stainless-steel cooker under steel/glass rangehood. The sink is set in a wide bay, taking in views of the outdoor room.
A wide entry and a step down from the family room ushers in the large, tiled entertainment room, with a big bay window and a granite-topped wet bar. This, and the meals zone, link with a huge gabled pergola above brick paving; this is fully enclosed, with multiple glass sliders to outdoors. Front and back yards are a treat, with mature exotics, fruit trees, arbors and densely planted garden beds joining sweeping lawn areas.
A timber gazebo and a timber arched bridge over an ornamental waterway punctuate the landscape and a weatherboard, cottage-look storage shed with roller door access could be many things, including a spot to keep gear for the adjoining grass tennis court.
Ducted heating, split-system, two water tanks (one with pump), irrigation system, a double carport and remote-controlled extended double garage are other keynotes.
Carole Levy
