You just have to step into the enchanting ?Bird Song? to feel how exquisite ?small home? living can be. With all the charm of a period Mountains hideaway and all the comfort of the 21st century, this is a home to fall in love with ? a completely blissful, home-comfort haven. Search no longer, all the desirable elements of the quintessential Blackheath cottage are here: timeless character, a slow combustion fire, wide Baltic pine floorboards, period features, high ceilings, windows that spill in light and let the views and garden all around mesmerise and delight. And with recent sympathetic renovations (red cedar doors, casement windows, modern appliance kitchen, brick chimney, spacious in-builts, ducted central heating, modern light fittings), there is nothing left to do but sit back and soak in the peacefulness and delight of it all.
Enter through wooden gates into the sheltered privacy of mature trees and high hedges that screen and protect the beautiful garden from wind and weather. In the front garden are layered plantings of a variety of Japanese maples (a stunning backdrop in all seasons) and a fountain that gently whispers ??relax, you are home? ?as you wander in via the gorgeous entrance sunroom. The kitchen/lounge/ dining is open plan, the focus being a beautiful rendered chimney housing a fan assisted slow combustion, (so much the central heart of this cosy home in winter). The compact kitchen feels anything but - and is a cook?s dream ? a new 5 hob stove and rangehood and loads of bench space, with a wall of (return) timber sash windows that overlook the sky and trees and valley. There are two charming bedrooms, (the main with a Juliet balcony that is entwined with scented wisteria) and a bathroom with gorgeous original features. Add to that a laundry room, garden shed and a garage (currently used as a light-filled artist?s studio), it?s got everything!
But perhaps the real treasure of this unique home is the garden: so private, sunny, south-east facing, terraced with bushrock, descending into a moist, deep-soiled valley with filtered views of the Grose out to the twinkling lights of Sydney on the far horizon. Like the house, the kitchen garden is a study in how productive and beautiful compact spaces can be when created with an artist?s eye. The first level harbors a variety of fruiting trees and berries, vegetables and herbs, happily growing all together in a sheltered sun trap with-in easy reach of the cook?s fingers. From there, the levels spill down into a native bushland garden, framed by Mountain Ash and National Park views and graced by masses of tree ferns and scores of glorious waratahs. With garden ?rooms? dotted throughout, the invitation is to sit, entertain or just quietly enjoy the all-embracing serenity.
Located in an area close to some of Blackheath?s most stunning bushwalks and escarpment scenery, ?Birdsong? would be an idyllic weekender. But spoil yourself, make it home.
Please call the agent for viewing times over the holiday break - Bob Colman on 0414 878 372.
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