26 Kinsella Street, Higgins, ACT 2615

NOTE: this auction will be held onsite on Saturday 14 Dec at 10:30am

Timber decks on both sides of the home embrace leafy, green garden vistas, extending the home and its sunny social spaces to the outdoors. Considered updates have created a warm, dynamic family home with a high energy efficiency, lovely retained vintage notes and splashes of modern colour.

This lovely three-bedroom home sits gracefully on a quiet street, moments from Bevan Street Playground and the Bicentennial National Trail. Hidden from the street by a tall enclosure of immaculate hedges, the home hints at its secret garden surprises from the get-go. A long driveway ushers to a double garage set deep in the block, while to the right steps usher to a swell of timber decking that acts as a platform, a place to sit and take-in the beauty of your very own leafy parkland.

The facade of the house is all roughly rendered brick in earthy clay with brand new tilt and turn double glazed windows, in timeless grey blue. It is a theme continued inside, as simple white walls give way to pops of soothing shale blue. The front living area drinking in the north-western light, with easy access to a sheltered front veranda and large timber deck, so you can enjoy the sunsets, the gentle garden breezes. 

The original pine floorboards lend an inviting honeyed warmth…the living area drifting openly to the renovated kitchen and combined meals. Here white cabinetry with chrome hardware courts black worktops and matching splash back, with a cheer of silver sparkle. There is a wall oven from Electrolux, a gas hob and a stainless-steel dishwasher to make life easy…think, relaxed family meals or convivial gatherings with friends. 

Three bedrooms are sequestered by a slender hallway and centre around a family bathroom with relaxing bathtub. The master has a wall of mirrored built-in-robes and a row of windows that captures the romance of the front garden. While a duo of welcoming bedrooms also frames scenic garden vistas. The bathroom is finished in white tiling with a border of geometric patterned tiles in concordant notes of blue to match the lighter toned blue floors.

Perhaps the real hero of the home is the magnificent rear alfresco room with its high sheltering roof and semi-enclosure of timber walls. This fabulous garden room really champions the joy of entertaining outdoors. One imagines being drawn to the morning sun, coffee in hand…spending whole summers out here…think, restorative time alone or together, long lunches and a whole lot of family memory making. The slightly elevated aspect just perfect for watching the kids at play on the soft swell of lawn below, the whole experience softened by the curated plantings that include a flowering magnolia and climbing clematis.

Higgins is a family friendly, quiet enclave known for its leavy streets, parkland and fantastic proximity to the Belconnen precinct, offering a bevy of shopping and dining experiences. The home is a few steps from the local Higgins shopping centre, and it is not far to the walking and biking trails of the Pinnacle Nature Reserve and the scenic Shepherds Lookout. Convenient to schools, transport, Lake Ginninderra, the AIS and UC, the home is also, a mere 14 minutes to the CBD.

features.
.renovated 60s charmer in the peaceful suburb of Higgins
.lovely combo of preserved vintage charm and contemporary luxury
.resting on a quiet street moments from parkland and reserve
.three bedrooms, living area and kitchen combined meals
.high ceilings and new double glazed tilt & turn windows throughout
.elevated front decking curving to greet pretty green walled gardens
.sheltered front veranda
.private driveway with double garage
.original pine floorboards
.large front living room with NW orientation
.kitchen combined dining area with leafy views and loads of morning light
.modern kitchen with banks of cabinetry, pyrolitic (self cleaning) Electrolux oven ,cooktop, rangehood and dishwasher
.large master bedroom with wall of built-in-robes
.second bedroom with built-in-robe
.additional third bedroom
.family bathroom with bathtub 
.linen closet
.internal laundry with storage and direct access to garden
.oversized garage with high roof for cars, bikes and plenty of extra space for storage
.sheltered rear deck with timber pony walls
.private low maintenance and established landscaped rear gardens with blue stone edging and beautiful plantings
.boosted wall and ceiling insulation
.two RC air-conditioning units
.ducted gas heating
.walking distance from the updated Boniwell St playground
.moments from the Pinnacle Nature Reserve
.handy to the Belconnen Precinct
.14 minutes to the CBD by car

EER: 5.5
Living area: 99m2 approx
Land size: 806m2
Land value: $527,000
Land rates: $3,125