Hideaway Cottage & Providence Barn

Description

Just as we feel blessed to represent this property, you will feel the same as you enter and relish in this craftsman built hideaway that has been lovingly birthed with creative inspiration. Nestled into a private and tranquil allotment of app. 5.5 acres, at the end of a country lane, the home is one with the natural surrounds, abundant birdlife, beautiful vistas and magnificent gardens.
The residence itself is an organic masterpiece having been originally built by a German artisan using recycled timbers from an old Queensland Woolshed, pitted Mount Gambier Limestone and features raw Stone fire places, Spotted Gum flooring and various hardwoods throughout. You will enjoy the expertise shown in the extensive hand carved lintels, door surrounds, window ledges and far too many more hidden gems to note as you meander through this home that is a piece of art in itself.
The beautiful home lends itself to large or extended families as on offer are 5 generous bedrooms, all with double wardrobes, the master providing an external entrance for a romantic garden escape and a stunning ensuite to luxuriate in. The main bathroom servicing the remaining bedrooms provides a double sink set into a gleaming hardwood bench, shower and bath along with separate powder room for convenience.
Creating an architectural feature, the10ft high ceilings throughout the home are accentuated by exposed recycled character beams and the main lounge has a wood heater inset to a stunning stone surround and naturally a superb wooden mantel. The adjacent kitchen can be partitioned off from the lounge with a hand carved wooden barn door, not that you will want to close off this area as the kitchen is just as much a piece of art as the remainder of the home. Focusing on a Rayburn woodfired stove (also a hydronic water heater) and set into floor to ceiling mellow stone, creates the scene for the welcoming nature of the country kitchen. Ample crafted Jarrah benches, cupboards and a stunning external vista of the property, this hub of the home provides space to house a 10 seater table. The modern comforts have not been forgotten, an additional gas cooktop, Bosch electric oven and Asko DW.
A second formal living space on this level, and close to the master, offers a private zone to curl up with book, has external doors and again beautiful organic features.
The home sprawls over three levels with one of the bedrooms privately located on the upper floor, the ground level provides the living zone, kitchen and further bedrooms and the lower is a whole new world for entertainment and creativity. Curved walls with feature glass windows add an element of surprise as you descend to the foyer where raw brick flooring leads you to one of the many pockets in the cottage garden. From here a brilliant space is enjoyed and is currently the hub for creativity as an art studio, and adjacent across the foyer is a space the kids will love, being a fully equipped home cinema with built in lighting, surround sound system, projector, screen and all sound proofed and carpeted. For the wine lover, the cellar on this level will be a dream - and maybe the art studio could become your new Tasting Room.
The magnificent garden setting will bring back your childhood fantasies with a little bridge across the duck pond, the cubby house, the meandering curved paths, the chook abode and the fruitful vegie patch, or it might be the hidden garden clawfoot bath and shower with hot and cold running water that will enthrall you. There are also paddocks for the horses or alpaca, a large open field that would be ideal for a horse arena and various sheds, outbuildings and shelters. There is so much to offer, but wait....there is more!
THE PROVIDENCE BARN
A stunning and very well reviewed boutique Bed and Breakfast is privately situated in this glorious setting, giving the new owners the opportunity to continue with this income stream, or simply enjoy the extra space for themselves (STCA). Completely separate from the main residence, and fully self-contained, the double story barn style dwelling is also constructed from Mt Gambier Limestone and recycled timbers and features polished brick flooring and stunning vistas through picture windows to the gardens. Offering a dbl bedroom and study or single bedroom on the ground floor and a luxurious loft style bedroom on the upper floor with internal structural tree trunks the rustic elegance of the barn exudes. A stylish and modern kitchen provides all amenities and the bathroom has underfloor heating, large shower and a sculptured stone sink.
A lifestyle opportunity, with a sprinkle of magic, that you would be hard pressed to match in this tranquil part of the Yarra Valley.
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