Then with soaring ceilings, hardwood windows, art-deco ceiling roses, chandeliers, leadlight glass, jarrah floors, French doors & open fireplace this early 1900s three bedroomed cottage will surely raise your heart rate.
Lovingly restored and maintained by its current owners over the last couple of decades with a large detached powered & fully insulated workshop added which incorporates work/hobby studio or even use a teenage retreat?
Main living to rear of home, as is the Master bedroom, both of which open via French patio doors to a fantastic decked veranda taking advantage of a tree top vista over looking the railway reserve historic trail. Most of the 2001 SQM grounds are to the rear of the property set out in over 20 reticulated orchard fruiting trees.
Is this your opportunity to secure a fairy tale cottage?
Features:
* Entrance reception via pathway through the small cottage garden to front portico.
* Lounge room open plan to formal dining, both with their own double French doors accessing the rear veranda. Lounge room has reverse cycle air conditioning plus the original feature brick open fireplace with jarrah mantle piece for those cosy nights by the fire. Cameo plaster art-deco style ceiling rose above a magnificent crystal candelabra chandelier takes advantage of super high ceiling.
* Formal dining shares the same high ceiling as lounge room, again with a matching regal chandelier. The double French patio doors access a widened part of the roofed veranda allowing you and any guests to enjoy alfresco dining overlooking the tree top vista.
* Kitchen, big enough for informal dining, Moroccan terracotta walls compliment the imported red Baltic solid pine cabinetry. Lots of red granite bench-top space with ample under bench cabinets, large pantry, ceramic hot plates with separate wall oven. The original fireplace recess accommodates a flued, wet back freestanding solid fuel vulcan hotplate and double oven. Door from kitchen accesses side and rear of property.
*Romantic Master bedroom, big enough for a four post bed, reverse cycle air conditioning, ceiling fan, walk in wardrobe and French patio doors for late breakfast on the veranda.
* 2nd Bedroom with built in wardrobe and ceiling fan.
* 3rd Bedroom with reverse cycle air conditioning and ceiling fan currently used as study.
* Family bathroom, fully tiled with shower, hard wood corner vanity and w/c.
* Well-appointed laundry hidden in a secret room.
* Single carport close to front entrance.
* 9m X 6m powered workshop with vehicle access from side of property has incorporated fully insulated and lined room with its own entrance currently used as a craft studio.
* Solar hot water system.
* 1.5KW solar power system; current owners bills now hardly exist.
* Security alarm system.
* Landscaped, reticulated grounds of over 20 fruiting orchard trees including peach, cherry, mango, orange, lemon, rare Fuya Persimmons etc.
A truly tranquil location with only the resident wildlife including bandicoots, blue tongue, pink and greys, bronze wings and maggies inviting the current owners to say hello every day.
Positioned on Tillbrook Street a short walk to the railway reserve historic trail and on to Morgan reserve opposite the Glen Forrest Post office, boutique gift shop, cafs, hairdressing salon and restaurant. Retaining its village ambiance Glen Forrest boasts a Kindy, Primary School, Helena senior College, IGA, Chemist, Medical and Dental centre, optician, physio, butcher, bakery and florist.
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