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2BR + Office Island Retreat in Tropical Garden – Ideal for Working from Home

Description
Set in a lush garden oasis this home is not “just a house”. Intelligently designed with clever features, confident use of colour, a few quirky ideas and featuring natural materials, it was made for those who want more from life than the ordinary city or suburban grind – but at an affordable price.

Located on one of the prestigious streets at the northern end of the island, the house is walking/cycling distance from shops and ferry, (especially as the bike path comes almost past the door). Scooters and bikes can be taken on the ferry, providing a convenient alternative door-to-door transport option that doesn’t require finding parking for a car.

Entering the property through the private arbour reveals a curving path of stepping stones leading to the house. Compact overall the excellent use of space throughout yields two generous (4m x 3.5m) bedrooms plus office (currently used as a sometime bedroom) all looking onto the garden.

Designed by a woman, the kitchen has a super efficient layout, drawers and 10 power points. (Actually this home has arguably more power points per sqm than any other – allowing for lots of lamps, mood lighting and short vacuum cleaner cords.)

With solid bamboo floors and 9ft ceilings as well as ceiling fans and air conditioning the living areas are filled with natural light from the north facing aspect and full length glass. Seamlessly, living/dining space becomes screened indoor/outdoor garden room with all around views of palms and leafy greenery giving complete privacy. A tranquil place to start the day with yoga or a morning coffee or a cool champagne in the evening under the Asian inspired lanterns. Sunny in winter, the deciduous vines on pergolas provide cooling shade in summer.

From the garden room a deck leads to a 5.8m x 6.0m alfresco dining area under a grapevine-covered pergola magically lit at night. Complete with fire pit and barbecue, it is flanked by a cute cedar storage room and rustic chook pen. It even has its own cypress bike shed with french doors! (Or it could easily transform into a chic she-shed.)

That is where the magic of the garden really starts to beckon. Down two wide deck steps and following the meandering paths through the garden reveals dozens of mature fruit trees and self watering beds filled with Asian and other herbs, medicinals and leafy vegetables each with its own identifying sign. Here too are bird baths, garden art and even a garden love seat tucked away in its own “room”. Strolling in this garden picking fresh greens for dinner can be a tiny voyage of discovery or simply a way to find calm.

But that’s not all. An important aspect of the prescient design of this home are its environmentally sustainable features. Things like solar panels, approved passive grey water system (where all grey water goes into and is used by the garden instead of being wasted in the septic tank), 10,000litres water tanks, energy efficient appliances, passive solar design (insulation, aspect, cross flow ventilation, window shading including electronically controlled blinds). This house is comfortable to live in because it is energy efficient plus it costs practically nothing to run.

NBN Fibre to the premises (FTTP) available.

A free bonus is the variety and number of birds who visit.
This beautiful smart home is priced to sell quickly. Perfect for younger couples or singles working from home, mature aged buyers au fait with modern trends, investors or first home buyers wanting to start out right.

NOTE: WALK IN WALK OUT Sale includes furniture, furnishings, crockery, cutlery, glassware etc with some personal items excluded. Or by negotiation.

NOTE FOR INVESTORS: this home has been lived in and loved for most of its life and for the past 12 months has been a very popular Air bnb. No maintenance issues. No mowing. Six monthly pruning. Lots of potential for long term or continued holiday letting (photos, cleaner available for immediate start.)

Solid bamboo floors, high ceilings, fire pit, work space, permaculture