Come home every day to tranquil and private semi-rural living on 3 acres (approx.) located only a kilometre from the heart of Somerville.
As you enter through the remote front gate and progress down the long sweeping driveway with a circular drive this welcoming uniquely Australian 5-bedroom family homestead reveals itself wrapped in a wide veranda set amongst established, landscaped grounds. North facing with 9’ ceilings the home is light and spacious with lovely views of the property from every room.
Over the past 3 years the home has been renovated to the highest standard with quality and modern conveniences evident throughout while remaining sympathetic to its original design heritage. All that remained inside was the original solid timber kitchen cupboards, now complemented with hand painted door knobs and modern luxuries including 40mm Caesar stone benches, black granite composite double sink, Smeg appliance including pyrolytic self-cleaning wall oven with grill/warmer, 900mm gas 5 burner cooktop and rangehood and Asko dishwasher.
Offering a large dining area off the kitchen and a light filled family room which includes a complete high-end home entertainment system with 75” Samsung HD LED TV, Blu-ray player, B&W 5.1 Surround sound and receiver that also links your iPhone and to Bose outdoor speakers. A separate formal lounge with gas log fire and reading area also offer mum and dad a place to relax.
The master suite has a walk-in robe, en suite with large frameless glass shower and double vanity with stone bench. The other four bedrooms are a good size, and all offer superb views of the surrounding gardens and grounds. The main bathroom has a separate bath and shower as well as the toilet being accessible from the laundry which has full width under bench cupboards and includes a near new Miele front loader and wall mounted dryer.
Relax on a sunny day around the large 11.4m x 4.9m salt-chlorinated, solar-heated, pool with sandstone surrounds complemented with a with a large decked area at the shallow end that includes a new Maxx 6-seater spa, you can relax on one of the hammocks or seek shade under the larger poolside gazebo.
An 18m x 7.8m shed with 3 m high doors has a large fully insulated office/studio with reverse cycle air-conditioning and plenty of space to store all of your toys, cars, caravan, and more. Having 3 fenced paddocks the owners currently keep up to 8 sheep, and several chickens in the large chicken coop & run. You also have an orchard with, pears, apples, apricot, lemon, fig, mandarin, lime and so on, 4 raised vegetable gardens, potato patch, greenhouse, and dam with jetty.
Other appointments include a 4-car carport under the roof line, Cavalier Bremworth new wool carpet in all bedrooms and premium hand shaved timber boards in the living rooms and kitchen, 5kW solar system, gas instant hot water, LED lighting with dimmers, Noirot panel heaters in each bedroom, split system heating/air-con in the dining/family room, new R6.0 insulation throughout, electric perimeter fencing, a powered garden shed, and much more.
With Peninsula link mere minutes away, access to Melbourne is only 45 minutes and the beach, Frankston, Mt Eliza or Mornington all less than a 15 minute drive.