An oasis of calming tranquility and casual family enjoyment, this charming weatherboard home backs onto beautiful bushland and brings a sense of relaxation to every day with attractive updates and a brilliant indoor-outdoor interaction for easy entertaining.
Framed by a gorgeous picket fence and English cottage style garden, the home invites you up to the home with a wide driveway, paved pathway and bluestone steps leading to a delightful front verandah where you can enjoy your morning coffee whilst cherishing the mountain aspects.
Once inside, the home's interior has been updated to reflect modern desires whilst tying back to its original elegance with polished floorboards and dado paneling adding timeless allure. Just inside the front door, you'll find a light-filled lounge room with raked ceiling and built-in study zone, accompanied by the kitchen adorned with hardwearing slate tiles, modern benches, white cabinetry, Lofra oven/5-burner gas stove, Omega dishwasher plus a breakfast bench.
A gentle step takes you through to the dining zone, here the beauty of polished floorboards is matched with a cockatoo leadlight window and sliding doors opening onto the alfresco entertaining deck with stairs leading out to the extensive yard. Cleared of large trees for safety, the north-facing backyard is effectively zoned into two areas with the front space ideal for children's activities, along with a vegetable garden and trickling water feature, while the rear area is ideal for pets or chickens and offers discrete gated access out to the Aqueduct/Warburton Trail.
As for the home's accommodation, the four bedrooms all display polished floorboards and are serviced by a family bathroom that's undergone a facelift and includes black tapware, accompanied by a separate toilet and full-sized laundry with workbench and storage.
For peace of mind, the home has been restumped with concrete stumps and contains the appealing extras of an updated ducted heating unit, air conditioning, LED downlights, optional workshop/home office, garden shed, double garage that's been sectioned off for use as a workshop and gym, single carport plus a wide driveway for your caravan and extra vehicles.
Set on 1442sqm approx., only a short walk along the Aqueduct Trail to the Mount Evelyn shopping village and cafes, near Mount Evelyn Primary, St Mary's Primary, Mount Evelyn Christian School, Joy Avenue Kindergarten, buses and reserves. Alternatively, you can take a quick drive up to the delights of the Dandenong & Yarra Ranges, Lilydale village, Lilydale train station and Lillydale Lake Playground.
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