Nestled in a corner of the tightly held, and highly sought after 1930’s Wakefield Gardens heritage precinct, with a park and playground in the centre, this character filled home feels steeped in history. Seamless extensions and tasteful renovations have delivered a spacious, stylish residence, full of light and ambience, with sensational entertaining area and gardens, on an amazing block of 1,221 m2.
The peaceful, premium location is only metres to the vibrant social hub of Ainslie shops and close to schools, Mt. Ainslie nature trails, light rail stops, and short drive to the Dickson and City centres.
Sheltered by its garden, the charming heritage facade gives away little of the scale of the living and entertaining areas, bedrooms, or the beautifully laid out rear gardens, all awaiting discovery. The front terrace offers an inviting spot to enjoy the garden, full of hellebores and shaded by deciduous trees.
The authentic front door opens to the original part of the home, refreshed throughout in neutral white, where the high ceilings, picture rails and polished flooring convey a sense of being immersed in history. The open plan formal lounge and dining room are full of light from sash windows and glass doors to the north-east aspect, opening to the terrace. Solid timber flooring features throughout the home.
Casual living will be another discovery! In harmony with the character, the casual living extension features a spacious modern kitchen showcasing a large area of stone benchtop, a 900 mm Smeg gas cooktop and oven, Miele dishwasher, downlighting, a corner pantry and lots of storage.
Double glazed, cedar sash windows and stacker doors from the family area and kitchen frame the view to Mt. Ainslie and lead onto a vast entertaining deck, which wraps around the home on three sides and includes a covered section, easily catering for gatherings on any scale.
All bedrooms are large, light and airy with sunlight streaming in, while the master suite features a walk-through robe, modern ensuite and stacker doors opening onto the deck. Second and third bedrooms offer built-in robes and were part of the original home with soaring ceilings, while the additional room is flexible and can be utilized as a bedroom, nursery or large study and is adjacent to the master suite. The main bathroom has been smartly renovated and includes a bath.
The magnificent rear deck overlooks gorgeous, private gardens featuring grassy playspace with brick pathways, bordered by shrubs and mature deciduous trees.
Converted from the brick garage is a workshop with bench and storage.
In addition, there is a studio / rumpus as well as an enclosed entertainment /sun room, which is light filled and offering a myriad of uses.
This peaceful location in the heart of one of Canberra’s earliest suburbs, is only steps from the award winning, gourmet IGA, cafes and restaurants in vibrant Ainslie shops. A playgroup is held in the park in front of the home once a week.
It is a short walk to North Ainslie Primary School and Merici College, and in-area for many other sought after schools. It is a swift trip to the Dickson shopping precinct, and the nearby inner City!
● Seamlessly extended, spacious and tastefully updated home in 1930’s heritage precinct with a park and playground in the centre, only metres from vibrant social hub of Ainslie shops, with award winning IGA and restaurants
● Steeped in character, bathed in light and offering separate living areas, large bedrooms and a huge entertaining deck which wraps around the home on three sides, overlooking private park-like gardens, on the amazing block of approximately 1,221 m2
● Appealing heritage facade with an inviting front terrace, sheltered by mature gardens
● The open plan lounge and dining room in the original part of the home are full of light from sash windows and glass doors to the north-east aspect which open to the front terrace, and feature high ceilings with fans, picture rails and the polished timber flooring, which extends all through living areas and bedrooms
● The home has been refreshed throughout in neutral white and downlighting installed
● Casual living extension features a spacious modern kitchen showcasing a large area of stone benchtop, a 900 mm Smeg gas cooktop and oven, Miele dishwasher, corner pantry and lots of storage
● Double glazed, cedar sash windows and two sets of stacker doors from kitchen and family area frame the view to Mt. Ainslie and lead onto the vast entertaining deck
● All bedrooms are large, light and airy with sunlight streaming in
● Master suite features a walk-through robe, modern ensuite and stacker doors opening onto the deck, this section sheltered by a shade sail
● Second and third bedrooms offer built-in robes and were part of the original home, while the additional room lends itself to a nursery or large study and is adjacent to the master
● Impressively renovated main bathroom includes a bath and there is a European laundry
● Gas instantaneous hot water to most of the home, with a separate electric unit to ensuite
● The garage has been converted to a workshop with bench and storage, and in addition there is a studio as well as an enclosed entertainment room, with cedar windows, which is light filled and offers flexibility of uses.
● Stunning gardens feature deciduous trees and grassy playspace with brick pathways, a discreet clothesline courtyard and a number of olive trees
UV: $1,370,000
Rates: $6,760.00 (approximately)
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