12 Farleigh Street, Atawhai, Nelson

Distinctive Inside and Out

For Sale: Offers Over $530,000

You'll love the easy, flexible living options and the superbly landscaped outdoors of this smartly designed Atawhai home with sea views and country style peacefulness, just minutes from town. Sunlight bathes the four bedroom, two bathroom home while a striking pebbled courtyard of Japanese maples seen through a picture window from the entry foyer sets the scene for this distinctive property. The owners have loved the sheer liveability of the 185sqm home, with indoors intimately connected to garden spaces that have been professionally landscaped for stylish usability and minimal upkeep. Although the section is elevated, the access and grounds are flat. There's the choice of four bedrooms, or using the fourth - with its own sunny courtyard - as a study or second TV lounge (a chance for parents and children to have separate getaway space). Families and couples alike will see the benefits of a home that has room for comfortable living and effortless entertaining. Built in 2007, the house has a fresh, modern look with slanted roof lines, Linea weatherboard and plaster finishes and clean landscape architecture. Glass doors stack wide open to make the front garden feel like an extension to the living room while the master bedroom and a second bedroom each have their own private courtyard. Summer living is airy and cruisey with such a choice of outdoor living on this 620sqm section and in cooler months, the front courtyard is a cheerful sun trap. The country feel is year-round from this location with bush-clad hills outside the front gate and the morning birdsong. Fairleigh Street is a quiet, no-through neighbourhood of other quality homes and No 12 is elevated to enjoy the Tasman Bay and mountain views.

Rates $2084- RV $475,000