Last Listing description (July 2016)
Thoughtfully designed, solid double brick and iron character home offers natural beauty and country living at its best. Feel the charm of this four bedroom two bathroom home with cathedral ceilings, open plan living, fantastic country kitchen, refreshing pool and alfresco entertaining veranda, sheds, dam and much more, all set on 5 acres of beautiful gardens, orchard, bird and wildlife filled bush.
4 large bedrooms all with BIR
WIR from the ensuite
2 country bathrooms including ensuite, separate toilet
Large country kitchen, super efficient German cooking appliances
Split level, expansive open plan living / dining
Formal lounge or media room
Long and deep veranda
Below ground pool
Double carport
Large shed/workshop
Dam, orchard, chook pen, veggie garden
Broadband
As soon as you drive down the circular driveway, the house starts to charm you.
Beautiful bushland setting with lots of birds at the front, long and deep veranda and mature low maintenance gardens at the back.
Huge 230 m2 inside area, 70 m2 veranda, 2.1 ha of land offer spacious living at its best.
Cool in summer, warm in winter, this home also features evaporative ducted air conditioning, fans, slow combustion heater in the living area, gas connection in the formal lounge, to make you feel comfortable all year around. Two Velux roof windows flood the living areas with light and provide ventilation, as they open from the inside.
Large country kitchen with sliding door to the veranda, French door to living area, shoppers entry from carport will surprise you with the custom made Tasmanian oak cupboards with space for everything and a separate pantry.
Wonderfully efficient and practical Miele induction cooktop and self cleaning Miele oven make this kitchen a cooks dream.
Lots of room for the breakfast table and chairs.
Watch many different birds come for a bath through the kitchen window as you prepare meals or daydream looking out at nature.
There is rustic beauty everywhere, exposed brick, cathedral wood lined ceilings, slate flooring, white washed floorboards, wood and stained glass features.
Walk out on the veranda from many points in the house. Entertain there to your heart's content or just sit for a quiet cuppa and enjoy the tranquillity of the gardens.
Internal fence will keep your children and pets safely in and kangaroos out of your veggie patch.
There is plenty of water available if you want to grow things. There are 3 water tanks: 150,000 litres, 90,000 litres, 8,000 litres and a dam to supply all the water requirements for the house and garden
Take a stroll to the orchard with various citrus trees, figs, plums, olives, mango, kei apples.
Raised vegetable gardens and some more fruit trees in the internal garden area: black and white mulberry, loquat, lemon, kumquats, peach, kaffir plum, natal plum, passionfruit.
Lots of hardy flowering bushes, to keep birds happy.
Large chook pen is well fenced and totally covered.
Huge powered shed 8m x 12m with a mezzanine level and some garden sheds will keep a handy-person well provided for.
Broadband is being kept for the new owner, envy of all the neighbours (rare as hen's teeth in this area). There is also a satellite internet hardware and foxtel connection.
Sprinklers on the roof.
7 minutes from Chidlow shops and even closer to Lake Leschenaultia, a rare gem of freshwater lake, where you can swim, paddleboard, canoe, have a BBQ or just walk around in beautiful surroundings.
School bus collects children from the street to deliver them to the local school.
Words and photos only tell half the story of this fantastic property. Visit it and be seduced by its charm.
Your interest and offers are welcome. Come during house opens or get in touch for a private viewing at a time that suits you better.
Owners motivated to sell!