This exquisite 1840′s Willunga home features wonderful stone walls, handsome slate and timber floors and a versatile layout! With sympathetic extensions over the years, this gorgeous home offers three bedrooms (with open fire places), a cellar/retreat room, and a true cottage kitchen complete with modern appliances. Two bathrooms and several beautiful living rooms. Surprises include an alfresco entertaining area with its own kitchen and a sparkling heated poolset in delightful gardens (almost half an acre) with a double garage; right in the central heart of vibrant Willunga.
Other valuable features of this exquisite cottage include:
~ Immense street appeal and a lovely long frontage to St Andrews Tce of 56m (approx).
~ Traditional, symmetrical cottage layout to the original home, with a raised eyelash verandahthe perfect spot for that rocking chair, so that you can while away the time watching the world pass by!
~ Lovely sections of coloured glass at the front door.
~ Large original locks have been retained on most doors.
~ Very attractive soft furnishings, brass switches and porcelain door furniture are all period touches.
~ A feature in the passage is another coloured glass fan/light coordinating with the fan/light above the front door.
~ This home has one of the most picturesque cottage-style kitchens that one could imagine. The original, blue Metters No. 2 stove has been retained while at the same time a new kitchen facility featuring new timber cupboards has been fitted and incorporates a ceramic hotplate and range system. There is a wall oven, skylight and plate racking to display one’s pretty china. Additional lighting has been installed under the overhead cupboards as well as a Fisher and Paykel dishwasher. The kitchen also features a quaint corner pantry cupboard.
~ French doors from the kitchen link through to the dining/sitting room which has timber windows and a second front door opening to the garden. Bi fold doors lead to the family room.
~ The master bedroom (formerly the formal lounge) retains its superb, original pressed tin ceiling with careful picking out of the form with appropriate heritage influenced colours.
~ Bedrooms two and three also feature fire places and ceiling roses. Bedroom two features lovely floor and timber doors. The third bedroom has picture rails fitted.
~ At the rear of the home is a sunny and cosy sitting/sewing room, with gated access to the cellar. A combustion heater has been installed in this room making it most inviting in the winter time. The large slate flagstones in this area are one of the signatures of Willunga cottages.
~ The cellar has been lined, has a slate floor laid and is fully fitted out to make a very functional and attractive office, which can double as a spare bedroom. It has a window which is colourful and ventilates the room.
~ The bathroom has been enhanced with a new Fowler Ware, reproduction basin and toilet. The pedestal bath stands in the centre of the bathroom with a lovely metal system for hanging the curtain.
~The second bathroom incorporates laundry space and although compact, is well designed and functional. There is plenty of built in storage.
~ The rear garden is a delight and features lawns, shrubs, numerous fruit trees, lovely old grape vines and other enchanting areas. These include a lush fern garden, herb garden, pond, barbeque area, storage shed and potting shed. A screened area and lean-to is perfect for hiding one’s trailer.
~ A luxury that might be unexpecteda solar heated, salt chlorinated, fully fenced, in-ground, fibreglass swimming pool. The pool is sited so as to catch maximum sun and encourage as much year round use as possible.
~ Vehicle parking is well catered for with a double garage complete with automatic roller doors plus a unique work bench area protected by its own roller door.
~ The grounds around the garaging include a gravel parking and turning area. This garden is a joy and new owners will discover something new of interest as the seasons roll by.