11 Acres Of Bliss

Every once in a while, a truly special property comes on the market. Offered for sale for the first time, this magnificent property sits on 11.2 acres of manicured gardens, fruit orchards and fully fenced paddocks. Care and attention have gone into every aspect of this property; from the meticulously designed botanical style gardens to bespoke stained glass internal doorways. This property is perfect for the discerning buyer who appreciates the highest quality and sophistication, seeks the space and privacy of premium acreage but is only a short drive to restaurants, shops, services, and amenities.

Perched on the crest of the hill and architecturally designed by Ian Webb, the property takes advantage of its 360° views and breezes. Delivering complete privacy, this north-facing property overlooks Mt Glorious and Mt Nebo. Designed and built to an exacting standard, the owners background as a German Engineer is evident in the quality of the fixtures and fittings - everything about the property reflects careful planning, deliberate thought and outstanding execution.

With only a glimpse of the house available from the street, the property reveals itself as you come up the driveway, providing an introduction to the stately gardens of this modern Australian Colonial. After ringing the original bell made for the HMAS Fremantle at the hand-crafted front door made by fine furniture maker Peter Illing, you walk into the oversized the entry with vaulted ceiling that delivers a sense of grandeur. Off the entry, the sophisticated formal lounge and formal dining with leadlight mahogany doors are sure to impress the most discerning guests. The wide hallway to the bedroom wing leads to an oversized master bedroom with walk in robe and marble spa ensuite, main spar bathroom, further 3 generously sized bedrooms (each with build-ins and with one currently set up as home office). At the end of the hall through a feature leadlight doorway, the oversized tiled double garage provides addition storage and features an adjacent second home office or multipurpose zone with power, data cabling and phone lines installed. Off the formal lounge and dining, adjacent to the main living area is a practically situated third bathroom ideal for guests.

Although laundries are seldom mentioned in real estate descriptions, it's worth mentioning here - apart from its ample storage space with built in Miele appliances there is a concealed sewing centre, with pop up sewing machine for an aspiring dress maker or those last-minute sewing repairs. Clever design also allows for a wall mounted ironing board cabinet and space to cleverly conceal the washing trolley and basket leaving the laundry clutter free when not in use.

You will be hard pressed to find a more carefully considered kitchen. At first glance it appears that this is simply just a very spacious (think commercial size) kitchen with rich granite bench tops but looking further you will discover so much more; hand-crafted, grain enhanced American Oak cabinetry by Peter Illing and French polished, integrated Miele appliances (oven, steam oven, convection microwave, range hood, cook top and dishwasher) with the main fridge integrated to create a seamless, uncluttered space. A butler's pantry tucked discreetly away from sight houses significant storage, spacious pantry, built-in Miele coffee machine, and a 2nd fridge.

The informal living areas feature a breakfast nook looking out over the garden to Mt Nebo, wet bar, casual dining and living, and a fireplace for added cosiness and atmosphere during the winter months. The east-facing lower level includes a multipurpose living area with veranda and third rotunda.

The prefect entertainer, with its state-of-the-art gourmet kitchen and 360 racked bottle subterranean wine cellar, this property allows for formal entertaining, an informal living that has played hosts to wedding receptions, north-east and south facing rotundas, positioned to take in the property's captivating views, a rustic pergola set amongst the gardens and orchid, draped with grape vines with a purpose built wood fire oven ideal for pizza making and ample level out door grassed areas suitable for staging a marque.

As passionate gardeners, the owners have created a botanical-like garden that has often been a destination for visiting gardening clubs. With the hard work done, and outsourced gardeners who regularly maintain the property, you can literally reap the fruits of the owners' labour of love and enjoy the enchanting pathways, intimate seated areas, pick seasonal fruit from the orchard, stopping to relax as you wander through, taking in the scenic vistas across the property to the mountains beyond.
As well as the substantially sized house gardens, there are also 2 fenced paddocks with passage through to each other, each with dams and perfect for horses, cattle, alpacas, etc. With the house set well back from the front boundary, and a second entry into the front paddock off the street, there is potential to subdivide the property (STCA) producing a separate front block.

Designed to for maximum flexibility, the property includes a 157.5m2 powered shed out of sight from the house, sitting on a tiered embankment on the south side of the property, ideal for storage of tools and machinery, complete with a general-purpose workshop, greenhouse, fully tiled bathroom with shower and separate HWS, and a 4.6kw roof top solar system integrated into the main household power supply keeping power cost to a minimum. Water pumped from the dam for irrigation to the gardens will also make life easy in the gardens. The household is serviced by 200,000 litre water storage capacity.

Outside of being one of Samford's most picturesque and unique homes, the property provides a range of possibilities to the astute buyer or investor (such as a premium holiday stay, boutique reception centre or bed and breakfast STCA) with the current owners open to the possibility of a walk in, walk out fully furnished contract.

The home is located just 5 minutes from the bustling Samford Village with restaurants, cafes, shops, medical services, a supermarket, and petrol station and 15 minutes from Ferny Grove Station (35 minutes by train to Brisbane CBD) or 40 minutes drive to Brisbane CBD.

Inspection by private appointment. Contact our agents today to arrange your inspection.