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A home among the gum trees This house on 1.7 hectares has oodles of of character, writes Carole Levy shered along by birdsong and the ‘noisy silence’ of a bush road, I drove down the appointed driveway beside a pretty reededged dam (with jetty) set in an expanse of parkland dotted fittingly with lordly eucalypts. Other garden spots put on a display of golden daffodils, cottage plants and ornamental shrubs but, essentially, this property of about 1.72 hectares is a ‘home among the gum trees’. The house has lots of character evoked by exposed brick walls, multi-paned doors and windows, pitched timber-lined ceilings with exposed beams, skylights and brick fireplace and chimney. Past a verandah, the front door opens directly to a lounge-dining room; next door is a rumpus
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room with a gas potbelly stove adding radiant heat to exposed brick walls and tiled floor, which become cooling elements in summer. Three bedrooms ranged along the front include the main with walk-in wardrobe and access to a two-way bathroom with dual vanity basins. The meals area is a charmer with its painted timber dado walls, a bank of skylights in a pitched ceiling and a Heat Charm wood heater. The neighbouring kitchen has a two-door pantry, timber cupboards, dishwasher and a Smeg 900mm underbench oven and gas cooktop. The meals and rumpus rooms have back garden access, while the lounge-dining area opens to a pitched-roof pergola.
Crazy paving underfoot and cafe blinds all around gives this all-seasons spot an almostconservatory feel. And a wood-fired pizza oven tucked away in the garden is a family gathering trump card. Two large sheds, a fenced dog yard, a fantastic cubbyhouse and a garden-defined backyard make this a property with family time and the serious stuff on its mind —and it’s all four kilometres from Woodend’s many attractions.
69 Strathclyde Crescent, Woodend Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 1 Living areas: Lounge-dining, rumpus, meals The rest: Ducted heating, fireplace, gas potbelly, wood heater, split-system, wood-fired pizza oven, water tanks, dam Price: $620,000 Private sale Open for inspection: Saturday at 1pm Agent: Joan Gladman Real Estate Woodend, 5427 4307
August 21, 2012 WEEKLY – YOUR COMMUNITY VOICE
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