When you're daydreaming of the perfect country escape, you will undoubtedly factor in a treelined private entrance, perhaps crossing your own tumbling watercourse, passing giant old rainforest specimen trees and winding your way through park-like grounds until you reach that charming home of yesteryear.
The dream house would also likely be private, elegantly rising out of beautiful gardens, neat as a pin, beautifully maintained and full of authentic features of a bygone era.
Chances are that dream home would include deep verandahs to relax, survey your land, and listen to the dulcet sounds of birds and falling water nearby. Completing the dream, you can picture yourself walking through meandering paved walkways lined with delightful gardens steering you toward outbuildings including art spaces, a country laundry, and all-important sheds for storage and vehicles as well as a workshop for 'tinkering' on your hobby farm.
Daydream no more! This property has all of the above, and with loads of ambiance - being nestled in an idyllic picture-postcard setting that could inspire even the most inartistic among us to pick up a paint brush and try and capture the magic on canvas.
The gorgeous 12-acre parcel has a lovely horse paddock with access to the creek and sections of wildlife haven forest, and with all important water security is perfect for dabbling in a variety of agricultural pursuits.
There are established fruit trees, cottage and food gardens and even the perfect shed/small animal or poultry shelter remote from the dwelling. The remainder of the property is a picturesque mix of lawns and shady trees just begging for a picnic by the creek!
The 100 y.o. original farmhouse has been restored and maintained with love!
Featuring rooms, outdoor spaces and relaxing garden nooks filled with colour, texture, and lovely art and artefacts giving the new owner a lovely 'canvas' for their own pieces of art and country furniture.
That canvas includes French doors with lovely hand-drawn glass, wide-board hardwood polished floors, V-J timber walls and (very high) ceilings, timber balustrades, verandah gates and entrance latticework, a bespoke and solid country kitchen with quality appliances, chair rails and hallway fretwork, wide double-hung windows (with screens to re-affix if you wish) all features reminding you of cosy family life.
All importantly there are two almost 4 metre wide full-length verandahs; one on the northern side for Autumn Winter and Spring, and the other on the southern side for Summer.
There are contemporary upgrades for modern living including a big gas cooker, large stainless steel fridge (which could stay) a woodheater, wood-look tiling in the opulent bathroom and a restored but original claw-foot bath. A lovely and unique bathroom feature is the incorporation of an Indian Dowry chest called a Damchiya into the vanity.
The 3 gracious double bedrooms, all with those high ceilings and one with built-ins, complete the country ambiance.
The location of this amazing property is on the cusp of two desirable suburbs Jiggi and Georgica. Only 14 kms from iconic Nimbin Village, 25 kms from the University town of Lismore, and under an hour's drive to the beach.
For a taste of real country living - the perfect country escape you have been searching for call John Wilcox today on 0428 200 288 for your private inspection.
