Rarely do weatherboard cottages as authentic as Lorna come to market in Leura, too often these homes are over renovated,stripped of all that made them so desirable in the first place, leaving a bland facsimile of their former stunning selves.
Not so with Lorna, the current owner has defiantly and gloriously ignored this trend to create a home that retains all the soul of the original home, whilst creating a stunning and sympathetic update that sits "just right" within the original home.
The pleasing exterior proportions remain, the beautiful symmetry, the classic front verandah, two lovely chimneys on each side of the house, the wide weather boards, all set on a generous 981M2 garden block.
The classic layout remains too, enter up the wide steps onto the front verandah to the front door which is of course, flanked by two gorgeous bedroom windows, again, with beautiful Australian Georgian symmetry.
The wide corridor has the two large main bedrooms with the expected lofty ceilings and generous proportions, move further along to find a central room that stretches the full width of this home accommodating the kitchen and a generous dining room.
What a great space this is, the kitchen feels like it belongs and sits comfortably in the house, a real feeling of style and elegance which, combined with the large dining area adds up to the perfect space for long delicious dinners, spilling with laughter, lively conversation and wit!
Further on from this delightful room is a spacious bathroom, a second bathroom and laundry, a study/ third bedroom and a large living room that opens onto the rear terrace that overlooks the gardens.
And what gardens they are, informal in many parts but with great structure, symmetry where it is important, casual where it's not, a series of rooms and spaces with a delightfully tumbledown shed that looks like it has been there forever and when the sun dips the light is fantastic, that gentle glowing soft European light that suffuses everything with a softness that is incredibly rare to find in Australia.
Lorna is very special, and has been treated with great respect by the current owner, so come along and see what I am so entranced with, homes like this are rare and to be honest, just lovely to see.
• Near Village Location.
• Town Gas Central Heating
• Large and Stunning Garden Block
• Superbly and Sympathetically Renovated
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