Located at the heart of the picturesque mid-north coast, is this architect-designed house with three large double bedrooms and two bathrooms. It is expansive enough to accommodate your family or friends and yet the clever design works well for just a couple.
The house lies within two-and-a-half acres of flat land, part garden and part native bush (paperbarks, banksias and eucalypts) with substantial space to build another residence or just enjoy the peace and quiet.
Commissioned by the present owners and completed in mid-2003, this house is a rare opportunity for you and your family to enjoy an exceptionally fine home in the wonderful coastal environment of Hat Head.
You will find the kitchen, dining, lounge and glazed sun lounge areas share the large central heart of the house, separating the master bedroom and ensuite at one end of the house from the other two bedrooms, second bathrooom and utility room at the other end. The clever layout allows parents and children, or owners and guests to gather easily yet also enjoy a high degree of privacy (see Floor Plan).
This lovely home opens itself to its environment, with an east-facing/breakfast deck accessed through sliding screens from the sun lounge, and a west-facing/sundowner deck on the opposite side of the house, accessed by large french doors.
There is also a large paved patio shaded by a pergola, accessed by another set of french doors and by folding doors.
The master bedroom has its own deck, reached through sliding screen doors and featuring a day bed.
A separate garage/workshop building shares the same architectural style as the house and is the location for a substantial solar panel array.
Finally, this home is just full of quality details, such as extensive use of hardwood, stainless steel fittings, polished concrete flooring and much more.
Twelve great things about this house:
* One completely level floor area throughout, with no steps anywhere inside
* Main living areas that flow seamlessly into one another
* Folding doors, french doors and sliding glass screens that combine to blur the boundary between the inside of the house and outside
* Three deck areas plus a paved patio ensure that for every occasion and time of day, there's a perfect outdoors spot
* Air-conditioning-free living thanks to optimum through-ventilation, deep eaves, brise soleil above windows and extensive insulation. Here's a home that's cool on the hottest day and comfy in winter
* A large log-burner to provide a cheerful focal point at the heart of the house on dark winter evenings
* Feed-in solar array (2 Kwh) mounted on the garage/workshop roof & facing due north for maximum efficiency
* 22,500-litre rainwater tank, plus connection to town water supply
* Outside showering area enclosed by timber screening
* NBN fixed wireless (fast, reliable Internet connection)
* An easy, scenic ten-minute stroll along the side of a tidal creek to the beach (or paddle over the creek at low tide and halve the time)
* So much wildlife on the doorstep
The wide crescent of Hat Head beach, with its crystal-clear water, famed for fishing and swimming, is a very short walk away, while other beaches can be reached along a network of scenic coastal paths. Children will be safe in this beachside hamlet.
Your family will enjoy the walk to the beach, and with Hat Head National Park at its back and the Pacific stretching in front of it, Hat Head isn't somewhere that's going to change in a hurry.
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