If you are looking for a classic mountain’s cottage “Inglewood” is where your search will end.
Built in the 1920′s this is not just a house but a lifestyle. From its French cottage kitchen to its cottage garden you will be surprised and delighted by every turn.
The house sits on a large two street access block and after parking your car at the back in the carport walk up through the kitchen garden, passing the pond that is filled with tadpoles and dragon flies buzzing.
Entry via the foyer/mud room takes you into the sunny dining room that opens out onto a deck that is perfect for welcoming a hot summer morning or spilling onto with friends.
The french wooden doors and windows are a feature throughout the home.
The dining room opens into the kitchen which personifies the eclectic mix of the house.
The pantry is crafted from recycled wood and there are a number of recycled cupboards mixed with new benches. The double Aga gas/electric stove will be the place to cook up all that fresh produce from your garden.
The large master bedroom has an ensuite, large walk in robe and access onto the verandah. Also attached to the room is a sunroom, great for a winter nap.
There are two other large bedrooms each with adjoining rooms that have been set up as a study and a library.
Beautiful master bathroom with claw bath, laundry with plenty of bench space and a small storage room off the verandah that even an ambitious collector would struggle to fill.
Polished wooden floors, rich romantic carpets and a mixture of fabulous light fittings make the house sing.
The paved courtyard is full of blooming roses and fruit trees including, a plum, orange, lemon, grapefruit, tamarrillo, mandarin and persimmon. This is a gardeners dream with fully equipped chook pen, little lawn to mow and an in ground automated chlorinated plunge pool which is just the trick after harvesting the fruit.
Then sit back relax and take in the beautiful views across to Bowen Mountain from your spacious lounge which adds to the character with its 1930′s decor and as in the rest of the house the 11 foot ceilings and decorative cornices. “Inglewood’ is a house and garden with soul. It is what we mean by a true mountain cottage. your life will be enriched by living here and experiencing the history as well as enjoying the hard work and creative legacy of is current owners.