Last Listing description (September 2013)
INEXPLICABLY BEAUTIFUL
To describe this exceptional property on just one page is to do it an injustice. To visit it, however, is to fall in love!! The ancient and breathtaking environment of the Porongurups embraces you making it feel like the view is exclusively yours.
The design of the home is rustic and modern, quirky and effortlessly sophisticated, combining incredible masses of solid jarrah with the earthy warmth of mud brick and cutting edge design features that blend seamlessly with its character. It draws the outdoors inside; and at no point does the incredible outlook become anything less than a completely exquisite focal point.
A front veranda deck connects with the formal lounge room via full-length jarrah and glass bifold doors with integrated sliding screen doors to match. It features a centrepiece fireplace surrounded by corrugated iron and showcases exposed hardwood supports from the surrounding bushland and jarrah floorboards.
The 100sqm master suite is completely self-contained having been used as apartment accommodation and receiving rave reviews for its uniqueness and unadulterated luxury. It opens north via 4m bifold doors to its own private indoor/outdoor sunken jacuzzi deck overlooking the Stirling Ranges. It also features a brand new kitchen and giant designer ensuite with indoor spa.
As if you weren't already in heaven, it also opens west via 4m bifold doors to the decadent Bali style jarrah pool deck. Here you discover a new paradise, as you promenade around the resort sized area, passing a duo of stylish gazebos, an incredible water feature & sculpture and divine tropical gardens, before making a splash into the crystal clear pool which can be heated to a cosy 31 degrees all year round. Motorised awnings supply more shade here too.
At the opposite end of the home is the designer kitchen with stunning period windows set over modern gloss white cabinets, jarrah benches and a double stainless steel industrial style oven and stove. The area includes a sizable formal dining space and giant solid mud-brick walk in pantry.
The winter morning sun hits this side of the home, warming a gorgeous fully enclosed side deck, separate character sunroom and the homes laundry.
There are two more bedrooms, a king sized room downstairs with courtyard garden views, full wall modern robes and access to the second bathroom with glass shower, deep bath and antique vanity. The third is upstairs and runs the full length of the home, with space for two king beds, still leaving plenty of room to play.
Also upstairs is a serene and sophisticated huge living area, which is dwarfed by the gorgeous cathedral ceilings and features Baltic pine floors, hidden attic storage and a showpiece feature light. This space could easily be divided to create a fourth and fifth queen size bedroom, or use it as a combined lounge area and bedroom.
The remainder of this 5 acre property stretches out like a haven for families, with a buffet of beautiful nuts, stone fruit, citrus and tropical fruit treats, including a 60 tree avocado orchard which can generate a healthy income. There are garden sheds and a massive garage workshop, a full sized kids playground, massive water tanks, dam and bore.
An additional income generator is the modern, stylish, fully self contained and completely private cottage on a separate clearing on the property which rakes in an additional $40,000 per year from its promotional website and word of mouth alone.
The lifestyle is unequivocally blissful, offering high class while still retaining a down to earth soul enriching retreat style. To top things off it's only a 25 minute drive to Albany at the speed limit.
FIRST LADY OF THE RANGES
- Exceptional lifestyle property with exclusive mountain views
- Set amongst wine territory and orchards
- Bali style pool deck plus private sunken spa
- Cutting edge blends seamlessly with rustic beauty
- Self sustainable with multiple income streams