A home is never about the kitchen, lounge, or dining room, it is always about the dream, and this sleek weatherboard residence offers a convivial atmosphere and a vision of well-groomed perfection.

Marrying an unrivaled opportunity to secure an address with the exact layout that extended families desire, and a much-loved tried-and-true weatherboard facade highlighting considered appreciation for timeless design, this is a home that eschews pretension in favour of easy unassuming charm.

With a semi-self-contained bedroom, bathroom, and lounge situated adjacent to the entranceway it is the ideal place to accommodate loved ones that treasure their own quiet sun-kissed space. Four further bedrooms and two additional bathrooms enjoy a blissfully neutral palette - and pleasing separation.

Resolutely the heart of this welcoming home, the open-plan family living room is awash with the scent of brewing coffee and the spoils of home-baking readily emerge from the beautifully appointed kitchen (gleefully indulged by an over-size butler's pantry). As you relax your attention will invariably be drawn to the picture windows, where a view of blue-black pines along the forested ridgeline convey the serene spirt of northwest living.

This congenial space opens to broad sunny decking, and the promise of the simple joy of children working their magic on the well-sized green lawn. Finished off with judicious landscaping, an easy-care section with a stunning outlook, and extensive garaging, this home offers special touches such as high ceilings, glossy floors, spacious rooms, as well as a subtle sense of tranquility due to its perfectly oriented design. All together this ensures that beyond the lushness of the laden citrus trees adorning the driveway, this jewel of a home will continue to beguile.

Matua Ngaru School is a stone's throw away, as is the immaculate emerald expanse of the Huapai Domain. Text Anna to visit on 021 607 971.

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