115 Taylors Hill Road

DEAR FUTURE OWNER! When we purchased the bare block of land there were virtually no trees on Taylors Hill Road (and at that time, not many in the hills above Willlunga either) but we could see the potential to have a nice private life style literally 5 minutes from the main street of the township. Why 50 acres? Well we learnt from our previous 6 acre property that the house garden takes most of the work (mowing lawns etc) while livestock takes care of the paddocks. All you need is a good stock agent to do the buying and selling, keep an eye on the cattle to make sure they have water and move them from one paddock to the next. Oh and by the way, yes the cattle can make you some money while you are enjoying other things in life. Our aim was to build a house that made the best of the location in terms of privacy and in such a way that it would add to the surrounding environment and take in the ever changing views. We joined Trees for Life and planted over 1000 trees every year for 10 years. The plan was to site a solar passive home facing north so that it would take advantage of the winter sun, then design and construct it to be energy efficient. Add to that, your own water supply, effluent system, solar panels, wood lot, orchard and veggie garden and you end up with a home that has very low running costs. So now the time has come that you might ask why we are selling as you know we have very much enjoyed this lifestyle. Well our lives are entering a different stage and we have decided to move down the coast, pursue other interests and let someone else enjoy what we have enjoyed. Kind regards Jim & Sandy Current owners * First class homestead on an elevated home site for staggering views. * 50 acres of land with exceptional infrastructure that makes hobby farming a breeze. * Hillside site and fantastic paddocks for grazing cattle. * Virtually static income opportunity. * Almost entirely self-sufficient, bill free and environmentally friendly living. * 100% rural living 5 minutes from Willungas High Street! The house itself offers a sumptuous retreat, abundant with first class features and luxurious trimmings. It's welcoming heart is a light filled semi open plan family room where relaxed day to day living becomes one with the sensational surrounding panorama. The most incredible enclosed outdoor room with meals, lounging and kitchen areas and even its own rustic dunny provides endless all year round entertaining of family and friends. The 50 acre parcel within which the homestead sits is separated into 6 paddocks (plus house) and includes gently sloping interconnecting paddocks ideal for grazing cattle and complete with all necessary infrastructure for this purpose. Steeper wooded hillsides run along the driveway to the elevated home site and a conservation paddock houses the dam, bore, workshop, barn and wood store, thereby offering easy accessibility of all rural necessities in one self-contained location. Features of the home include: * 449m2 of under roof space * 4 exceptionally sized bedrooms all with sumptuous, deep pile carpeting, generous built in robes and ceiling fans to each * Master bedroom with northerly aspect to take in the magnificent views through a huge window, an entire wall of built in robes and TV point * Incredibly spacious ensuite bathroom to master bedroom styled sympathetically to its surroundings and boasting a huge window, double timber vanity with half inset basins, large mirror with LED lighting over and large shower cubicle * Semi open plan family living incorporating defined kitchen, meals and lounge areas all centred around a big slow combustion wood heater with heat transfer unit to distribute heat around the home * High quality, deluxe kitchen featuring beautifully warm, Nyatoh timber cabinetry, glossy black granite bench tops, striking red glass splashbacks, double sink, microwave nook, utility alcove, concealed extractor fan and stainless steel appliances including a Miele dishwasher, built in pyrolytic oven and gas cook top and walk in pantry * Spacious adjacent meals and relaxation area with ceiling fan, lovely bay window and beautiful bi-fold doors opening onto a sun room * Light filled lounge area with a wall of big windows, ceiling fan and surround sound speakers * Separate sunroom currently used as a study and with phone line/ADSL 2 provision * Sympathetic, country style family bathroom with heat lamp, timber vanity with half inset basin, mirror with LED lighting over, shower cubicle and bath * Separate toilet * Very large laundry with floor to ceiling built in cupboards, Robin Hood ironing cupboard * Entrance hallway with large built in cupboard and fronted by a stunning timber entrance door with leadlight panels and half panel timber screen door * Luxurious, matching window treatments complete with pelmets throughout * Lush, thick pile carpeting to lounge and all bedrooms with stylish floor tiling to remainder of home * 9 ft ceilings and economical LED down lighting throughout * Large windows throughout for a light and airy feel and to maximise the views * Oversized double garage with auto panel door, windows for lots of lighting, personal access door to home, rear door to outside and an incredible wall of built in storage cupboards Outdoor entertaining: * Huge 13.6m x 7.5m fully enclosed outdoor room with designated areas in which to lounge, dine and cook * Lofty pitched roof with stylish curved trusses * Beautiful sandstone look pavers * Slow combustion wood heater * TV point * Outdoor kitchen area with solid red gum polished timber cupboards and gas point for the barbecue and gas heater * Funky rustic timber dunny * Fernery * Bar * Door to large adjacent walled courtyard at one end * Sliding door opening onto the large adjoining sun terrace and gardens at other end * Optional shade sail for sun terrace External features and infrastructure include: * Long meandering gated gravel driveway through the property to the elevated homesite * Paved drive to front of garage * Pretty house gardens with immaculate standard rose gardens with charming picket fencing and neat surrounding lawns overlooked by the tiled front verandah, all fully irrigated by the bore through extensive irrigation systems * Fully fenced lawn area * External double brick wine cellar * Garden sheds * 2 chook sheds with fully fenced secure runs * Extensive irrigated fruit, nut and berry orchard and vegetable gardens enjoy home grown produce * 4 rainwater tanks totalling approx. 145,000 litres of rainwater no mains water = no water bills * Quality licenced stock and domestic bore with 3 phase pump and with remote control operation from house and override facility at workshop * 2 KW solar electricity and hot water systems minimal power bills * 6 interconnecting stock paddocks all with bore fed troughs and excellent fencing * Electric fencing to Northern and Western boundaries * Cattle holding yard and ramp * Conservation paddock with plentiful trees to supply the wood heater, dam, bore, large (size) workshop with 3 phase power, concrete floor and lighting, barn and enclosed wood store This is an exceptional and unique opportunity to live in a private wooded paradise virtually in the heart of town, run your own small holding and earn an income; the lifestyle you have only ever dreamed of.until now.