Set on 29 acres with 1/3 grazing and 2/3 native bushland, a gorgeous light filled two bedroom home with a separate 2 bedroom bungalow, adequate shedding and absolutely stunning gardens, this amazing property is sure to tick all your boxes.
The home has been thoughtfully designed and built to emphasise energy efficiency and sustainability, with well insulated walls and ceiling and a north facing aspect for the living, dining and bedrooms, overlooking paddocks and on to the expanse of the local bushland. The home boasts a large chalet style living room featuring natural rock, slate and polished native timbers with a high ceiling, ceiling fan, wood heater and reverse cycle split system for year round comfort, the living room also opens out through double sliding doors to a stunning outdoor entertainment area with brick barbecue and hand laid slate paving.
Step up from the living room to the dining room and the quality finish and many bespoke details in the design of this home become apparent, with hand wrought iron, leadlight feature windows and various types of native and imported timbers utilised to accentuate the natural feel of the home.
The kitchen overlooks the glorious rear gardens and bungalow and features electric wall oven/grill, 4 burner gas cooktop, polished timber benches and plenty of storage. Stepping down the hallway, the laundry and rear entry to the home branches off to your right, offering plenty of storage space. Further down the hall is the large family bathroom with a hand laid slate shower and hip bath, vanity, toilet, and bidet. The second bedroom is across the hall with a built in robe, study nook and north facing window. The master bedroom is at the end of the hall with a north facing aspect overlooking the garden and fruit trees. A Japanese styled sliding timber screen separates the master bedroom from an adjoining dressing room/retreat featuring built in robes and a vanity with its own sink, where you could sit with a good book and relax.
Outside the features of this property are astounding. These include a two bedroom bungalow/office with large rooms, a reverse cycle split system for heating/cooling and its own bathroom, perfect for visitors or teenagers accommodation, a large shed with power, sturdy work bench and ample shelving behind sliding doors and an adjoining single carport with a secure storage area at the side, a small brick shed/storage room with power, a wood shed, well-designed chook run and a huge productive vegetable garden (half of which is protected from birds by wire netting). The rest of the garden is stunning, with 31 varieties of carefully selected fruiting plants (apples, pears, plums, peach, grapes, cherry, feijoas, mandarins, oranges, lemon, lime, strawberries, blueberry, etc.) to ensure fresh fruit all year round, a huge variety of perennial herbs and native plants and hand laid rock and paver pathways and edgings all designed to enhance the harmonious, peaceful setting. A gravel driveway encircles the home allowing easy access to sheds, parking and through to the paddocks.
The house features solar hot water and a grid-connected solar power system (1 kilowatt), with approximately 101,000 litres of water storage available for the house and bungalow/office. Water can also be pumped from a dam to a sprinkler system used to irrigate the majority of fruit trees. The property includes five well-fenced paddocks on rolling hills, each with its own water trough. There are 2 shelters for livestock, two dams that have been fenced off from grazing to ensure good water quality, and timber cattle stockyards that have been refitted for efficient use with sheep or alpacas.
Toward the rear of the property there is a large amount of native habitat featuring peppermint, red box, ironbark and gum trees with double-sided frontage to a seasonally flowing creek (Deep Creek) at the property's western edge. Local wildlife is diverse and abundant, including echidnas, wallabies, sugar gliders, lyrebirds, a wealth of smaller birds, etc. Please contact Yvette on 0400 512 659 for further information or to arrange an inspection or visit www.eglre.com.au
Property Code: 636