It's always a great pleasure seeing examples of the inspirational upgrades that are lavished on some of our slightly earlier local properties.
Ideally located just 25 minutes from Canberra's northern areas you can enjoy the many benefits of real country living, but still have an easy commute to work.
This very sweet 259m2 3 bedroom home has undergone some revitalising changes over its immediate past that include a smart re-configuration of the internal living areas to achieve some flowing elements of open-plan living, an absolutely to die-for kitchen, new floor coverings and the replacement of textile curtains with mood-compelling white plantation shutters.

Firstly, the home's amazing new kitchen comes with an array of upmarket features capable of eclipsing many of the latest new builds in our area. At its heart there's a huge island bench/breakfast bar with 400mm Calcutta waterfall bench tops where you can pull up a high-backed chair and sip on a coffee from the kitchen's built-in bean-machine. The kitchen's culinary inclusions cover a 900mm SMEG under-bench oven and induction counter cooktop and the Westinghouse double door refrigerator. Yes, it even comes with the proverbial but streamlined kitchen sink.

But, the kitchen is just the nexus of this sensationally unboxed central living area that's been treated to fresh paintwork, Spotted Gum toned floating timber floors and more of those ethereal plantation shutters. This very relax-infused space is ideal no matter if you're on your reflective ownsome, or with a gregarious group of friends and family.

Another room that received a broad application with the upgrade brush is the lounge or sitting room. The home's slow combustion heater has been artistically encased to follow the Cotswoldian cottage theme, and to keep the look and feel of the home harmonious, the floating timber floors were continued from the central living area through this room and up to the freshly tiled entry foyer.

Attached to the back of the home there's a large covered and ultra-private alfresco area where you can uncork with friends after a tough day's touring of our local cellar doors and world class eateries.

Adjacent to the home there's a whopping 20m x 10m farm shed for additional parking, your hobbies or dogs. One of the bays already houses 4 dog runs, but you could easily expand into another bay.
The fabulous 4 acre block is ideal for horses and can be divided up into small paddocks and day yards, with space left over for a smaller arena. The existing shed could be turned into stables, but there's room to add a stable block or a day shelter or two further towards the rear of the block.

Property Technical Specifications
Residence: built 1980, 170m2 of residential living area, 42m2 of added alfresco annex, 14m2 of pre-existing covered rear patio, 2m2 of guest arrival portico, 31m of attached single carport, total area under roof: 259m2/27.85sq approximately
Residential features:
3 bedrooms with robes including a fully segregated master suite with ensuite
stunning completely upgraded modern kitchen with walk-in pantry and
400mm Calcutta pattern Ceaserstone 5131 waterfall island bench top with under-bench storage, soft close cabinetry - breakfast bar
900mm SMEG under bench oven
Electrolux induction cooktop
Blanco coffee machine
soft close cabinetry
double-door Westinghouse refrigerator
beautiful open plan family/dining living area with sliding door access to the alfresco, floating timber floors & inspirational use of white plantation shutters for maximum light control
upgraded lounge/sitting room with built-in solid fuel combustion heater, new floating timber flors & sliding door access to the private rear alfresco area
totally upgraded laundry/mud room with new cabinetry and added storage space
large rear and very private covered alfresco area
Climate control: ducted evaporative cooling, air-conditioning split system 9.4kw cooling &10kw heating located in the open plan living area, built-in solid fuel wood heater
Hot water: electric
Sewerage: septic
Garaging: single carport attached to the home, 2 car spaces in the nearby rear shed
Shed: 20m x 10m open bay farm shed with connected power and cold water - 1 of the bays houses 4 large dog runs separated by heavy gauge wire and on a concrete pad base with access to an external run
Potable water supply: 70,000lt/15,000gal above ground rainwater tank
Non-potable water supply: on property licensed bore with a 1998 driller's report flow rate/supply of 180GPH and shaft depth of 65m - this water is plumbed to a header tank for onward distribution to the property's garden areas, on-property dam
Block: 1.62ha/4acres of level to mildly undulating land that is 40% covered by mature native & ornamental trees - ideal for sectioning into larger livestock paddocks, particularly horses
Rates & zoning: freehold property without community title, $1,807.21, R5 (large lot residential)