#soldbycris #soldbymcreynolds $735,000

This easy-care two-bedder is tucked away, behind pretty gardens and high courtyard walls. Bourne Gardens is a serene little enclave, moments from parkland and bordering green commons, connecting you all the way to the endless walking trails of Mount Painter and Aranda Bushland Nature Reserve. Despite the feeling of peaceful remove, the locale is wonderfully connected to the café scene of Aranda, the shops of the Jamison Centre and all the enticements of the Belconnen Precinct.

Within soft carpets stretch to meet crisp white walls and there is the rich warmth of timber doors and joinery. A combo of airy social spaces drift to a choice of garden courtyard experiences, doubling the size of the home, welcoming cooling cross breezes and catering for all moods and occasions.

There is a private driveway that ushers to a single garage with the convenience of internal access and an easy-care front courtyard encircled by lush green walls. A welcoming timber front door opens onto a romantic central living space. Reading like a cosy snug, this genteel space is perfect for movie nights or falling back into deep couches after a long day. From here you can drift outside and enjoy a drink or two, enveloped within the leafy privacy of the front courtyard.

The modern kitchen is openly conversational with the family/dining room – perfect for family meals, relaxed dinner parties. We love the deep grey cabinetry matched with worktops in midnight black, and the large window above the sink, welcoming light and aspect. The clever design makes the most of every inch, gifting a tonne of storage, including a small appliance bay and full-height pantry and there is an electric oven, cooktop and integrated rangehood.

Glass sliders can be flung open, expanding the family hub to the expansive deck, gifting room to chill, dine and entertain. Think, morning coffee, long lunches, summer evenings spent with family and friends, the pleasure of being outdoors, enclosed by manicured green conifer walls…their playful pop of lime green.

Both welcoming bedrooms are generous in size, have built-in-robes and extra-large windows with sheer curtains that filter a soft light. The adjacent family bathroom is all spa-like simplicity, with its crisp white-on-white scheme, softened by floors in creamy buff. There is a large accessible shower, plenty of storage and the convenience of a  separate toilet.

Cook occupies a leafy corner in the Belconnen district and is flanked by reserves. Boasting thriving community gardens, parkland, Mt Painter reserve, walking and biking trails.

The local community is friendly and welcoming, renowned for its incredible local shops, including "Little Oink" and "To All My Friends", Cook also boasts one of Canberra's favourite independent supermarkets-the Cook Grocer-stocking the very best local products Canberra has to offer.

features.
.peaceful two-bedroom townhouse in leafy Cook
.part of the popular, boutique development "Bourne Gardens"
.very private and deeply quiet
.ideally placed at the rear of the complex and accessed via a private loop road
.surrounded by parklands, green commons and nature Reserve
.central living room opening to front courtyard
.modern kitchen combined family/dining space, opening to large, sheltered deck and garden
.kitchen with banks of cabinetry, including small appliance bay and pantry, with black worktops and electric oven, cooktop and integrated rangehood
.two peaceful bedrooms with built-in-robes
.modernised family bathroom with large shower, vanity and mirrored shaving cabinet
.separate toilet
.soft new carpets
.fresh white walls and warm timber doors and joinery
.front courtyard privatised by green walls
.outdoor deck with pergola and rear yard gate access
.outdoor shower
.double glazed windows
.RC split air-conditioning unit to living room
.internal laundry
.spilling to curated courtyard spaces on two sides
.private driveway, single garage and internal access
.easy care established gardens with sandstone retaining walls, topiary hedges
.3 minutes walk to Jamison plaza, 5 minutes drive to Belconnen, and only 10 to the City
.short walk to the buzzing Cook Shops for coffee and breakfast at Little Oink, specialty beers and woodfired pizza at to All my friends and specialty foods and groceries at the Cook Grocer
.5 minutes to University of Canberra and under 10 minutes to the Australian National University
.excellent local shops at Jamison Plaza including Ricardo's Café
.great local schools nearby in Macquarie and Aranda and so close to Canberra High School, Radford College
.ideal for bushwalking & walks to nearby Mt Painter with stunning views Canberra

EER: 4.5
Living area: 80m2
Body Corporate: $954 p/q (approx)
Rates: $791 p/q (approx)
Year built:1980