Introduced by a long driveway and sitting on top of the hill this classic home showcases luxury and liveability in a striking, timeless design that is complemented by a relaxing outlook and peaceful privacy.
This builder's own home on a 20-acre holding is an instantly impressive offering featuring a broad and shady verandah wrapped around the entire house creating a warm welcome to a home that is enhanced by an immediate sense of sanctuary.
Internal secure fencing separates over half an acre of detailed landscaping boasting established gardens with varied peaceful retreats which include a firepit area, spacious lawns, mature fruit trees and vegetable patches. The large living room opens to a generous decked alfresco area overlooking a private valley, and an inground heated pool and spa paved with bluestone and highlighted by a tranquil water feature with a stone beach running into the pool.
Add to this a further paved outdoor sitting area shaded by a vine covered pergola with a cubby house and playground nearby for the kids (or grandkids).
Inside this striking home you will find 10ft high ceilings throughout, decorative cornice, lead light bay windows, profiled skirting boards, striking jarrah floors and hemlock timber doors enhancing the captivating interior of this all-encompassing family retreat. The main bedroom is complete with a fitted walk-in robe and marble detailed ensuite, while three further large bedrooms share an equally indulgent marble finished bathroom with a clawfoot bath. A separate study also provides further space and privacy for those looking to work from home.
Living areas include a refined library/sitting room with an open gas fire, alongside a spacious lounge with full height bay window. Both spaces open to the east and west facing jarrah verandahs creating a seamless design for indoor/outdoor entertaining.
Adjoining these you will find an expansive open plan living-meals area, featuring a granite kitchen showcasing high-end stainless-steel appliances, including a 900 mm gas/electric cooker, wrapped in soft-close jarrah cabinetry and a walk-in butler’s pantry, all this opening out to the poolside entertainment area.
The laundry boasts additional storage, matching jarrah cabinetry, a third toilet and features the staircase entry to an 1100-bottle underground wine cellar with enough room for a tasting area.
Ensuring year-round comfort are extras of a large heating/cooling split system, slow combustion woodfire and a gas log open fire all able to heat and cool the entire home via a ducted climate transfer system discretely installed in the ceiling. Grid connected solar panels ensure your power bills are kept to a minimum.
The property also boasts extensive infrastructure including over 100 000 litres of water tank storage, a 105 m2 workshop/garage featuring triple roller doors, a mezzanine floor, fitted storage racks and workbenches, while separate covered storage either side of the garage provides extra storage for garden tools and machinery. Add to this a container repurposed as a tack room and feed store, covered firewood storage and a triple bay carport for your caravan and boat with an integrated secure 6m x 2.4 m container, not to mention two dams, chook sheds and a dog pen.
As part of this impressive landholding,10 acres are fenced into three paddocks with the opportunity to introduce, expand or rearrange the fencing to suit your needs.
All this in a property which backs onto the national park-nature reserve which offers extensive mountain bike trails, bush walking, bird watching and even opportunities for gold fossicking … and only 50 minutes from the City and 10 minutes from the Yarra Valley.
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