The proprietor of this distinctive house in Austinmer — a village in Wollongong, New South Wales — fell in love with the nook block as quickly as she noticed it.

‘The primary time I ever visited Austinmer I drove down Moore Road and thought “that’s the home I need to personal”,’ Vanessa Jones says. She rented a spot one road away till 32 Moore Road got here up on the market 10 years in the past, at which level she rapidly snapped it up.

It featured an authentic miner’s cottage that was considered constructed round 1910, and Vanessa was ‘100 per cent dedicated’ to preserving the present constructing in her renovations. However after greater than 12 months of designing, planning, and discussions with the council heritage officer, they advised the unique cottage be knocked down.

‘Sadly, after on a regular basis spent attempting to resolve the way to maintain it, that appeared like the best choice. One other 12 months was spent designing the brand new buildings and attempting to make them mirror the texture, scale, and kind, of the unique cottage in addition to becoming in with the general streetscape.’

In the course of the planning course of Vanessa labored with Morgan Dickson Architects to deliver her imaginative and prescient to life. She selected to color the outside in an endearing sage-green color, mixing completely in with the backyard’s lush native vegetation planted through the years. It was designed to be absolutely electrical, supplemented by a 6-kilowatt photo voltaic panel system that additionally reduces vitality prices.

Inside, Vanessa opted for recycled hardwood floorboards and custom-made joinery, to fill the house with rustic allure and character. The floorplan options three bedrooms, however a type of is situated inside a self-contained unit on the rear, which can be absolutely geared up with its personal kitchen, rest room and personal courtyard.

‘Each sq. millimetre of this home has had care and a spotlight spent on making it one of the best it may be,’ Vanessa says. ‘It may be opened proper up so that you simply’re virtually dwelling outdoor after which, when needed, flip into a lovely cosy hide-away that’s heat and comforting.’

She’s adored dwelling within the handcrafted house for the previous 4 years and can particularly miss watching the sundown from her deck, having made the bittersweet determination to maneuver on from the home.

‘The placement is paradise,’ Vanessa says. ‘We now have each the gorgeous escarpment and the ocean inside 200 metres.’

32 Moore Road, Austinmer, NSW is on the market with McGrath Thirroul and can go to public sale on Saturday September 23 at 1:30pm.