103 Barrington Road

Barrington TAS 7306

*Versatile 3/4 bedrooms + study, built-in robes, ducted heating from lounge
*B&B Potential, convenient location, tourism route, close to lake
*Pressed metal ceilings & dados, etched glass windows throughout
*Polished timber floors, quality carpets and decorative finishes
*Glowing timber kitchen, wood stove, electric stove, gas cook-top
*Island bench with second sink and storage space, dishwasher
*Bay window in dining alcove, walk-in pantry, wetback hot water
*Tiled bathroom with shower over bath, separate toilet
*Separate laundry with 2nd shower, wet area and external access
*Veranda on east and west, covered entry at front and side
*Workshop 5m x 8m, power & concrete floor, 2 garages, sleep-out
*Storage sheds, woodsheds, Glasshouse, gazebos, romantic arbors
*Landscaped grounds, easy care gardens, organic veggie patch
*Established fruit trees, berry plantings, chook run, compost bins
*70,000 litres rainwater storage tanks, garden irrigation system
*Breathtaking views of Mt Roland and surrounding countryside
*Renovated in keeping with passive solar principles, heat pump backup
*Insulated walls and ceiling, re-wired and re-plumbed
With more than its fair share of features and a history beginning in 1890, this beautifully maintained and presented federation home began her days as the homestead of the Barrington Threshing Company and is now a much loved family home situated on 3354 m?? of landscaped gardens, large lawns and outbuildings. Attention to detail during the restoration, renovations and extension has resulted in a finish that is second to none. Pressed metal dados and ceilings throughout the home have been given a new lease of life, along with etched glass panels and solid timber doors throughout the home.
The formal lounge with many features including the beautiful bay window is warmed by a wood heater that also provides ducted heating to the bedrooms. Etched glass doors separate the lounge from the entry hall which doubles as a formal dining room when the occasion requires it and also from the music/sitting room which could be returned to a fourth bedroom if desired. This room leads into the new sunroom, built to capture the sunlight and the natural warming of north facing windows.
Currently there are three bedrooms plus a study with Blackwood bookcases, the main bedroom has a spacious walk-in robe and the second bedroom has built-in robes while the loft bedroom has two single beds and is accessed with a beautiful timber staircase based on a space saving Danish design.
In keeping with the style of the home, the kitchen is macrocarpa pine and features an electric oven, gas cook-top, dishwasher, walk-in pantry and a generous island bench with storage space below and a second sink to aid in preparation of meals. A traditional combustion stove that preheats your electric hot water is also a feature of the kitchen and is set in a tiled alcove on a slate hearth. Ample cupboards and bench space is available and the pretty dining nook is bathed in coloured light from the stained glass window behind and the bay window provides sunlight and beautiful views of the ever changing scenery outside.
The bathroom has a lovely country feel to it, which is enhanced with a vintage, carved 10 piece mirror and federation green tiles while the large laundry doubles as the vanity area for the large separate shower room. Ceiling to floor storage cupboards using recycled Baltic pine make use of the walk through space in this area and are a feature in their own right.
Outside a sunny verandah overlooks the vegetable garden and orchard with its variety of old fashioned apples and the like to Badgers Hills beyond, beckoning you to enjoy the morning sun with a cup of tea. Beautiful arbors and pergolas draped with climbing plants including vintage grape vines and wisteria provide sheltered seating areas throughout the grounds, stone pathways and tree lined walkways and century old hedges and trees take you away from it all and immerse you in a feast of the senses, all of them! The family will enjoy spending time exploring its many wonders including the ponds; parents will enjoy afternoons around the well hidden barbecue and the play house will be a favourite spot for a tea party with the children.
There is an 8m x 5m workshop for the tradesman or home handyman and a lock-up garage attached with ample space to park 3 or 4 cars at the front. A second garage is further down the driveway and this has a generous sleep-out attached which is currently set up as a gym. Wood sheds and storage sheds for gardening equipment along with a glass house, chook run and hen house, three bay compost bins, established herb garden, organic veggie patch and garden irrigation system make it easy to live an enviable count