39 De Burgh Street
LynehamAuction 9:30am Saturday 15 November

This character filled home opens to glorious gardens that unfold with colour and grace, culminating in generous and productive vegetable beds. Gated access allows you to enter the parkland and wetlands that edge the boundary, gifting an endless natural immersion. There is the feel of a secret country estate, despite the urban locale, in the very heart of the inner north, on the edge of the city. The interiors continue the unique and somewhat European flavour, as moody colours, warm timbers and intriguing spaces unfold over two levels, all with gorgeous vistas onto nature.
 
This gorgeous three-bedder sits on leafy De Burgh Street, moments from the light rail and a world away from the hustle and bustle. Tree lined and tranquil, this little pocket is informed by the stunning wetlands and interconnecting bike and walking paths that wend through endless parklands, all the way to the CBD. You can walk to Lyneham Village from here and it is a stone’s throw to the epicentres of Dickson and Braddon, and not far to the beloved Ainslie Shops.
 
This artful semi-detached home sits pretty behind deep gardens and welcomes via a covered and shady avenue. A long driveway ushers to a vine twined carport and garage beyond. We love the profound privacy, the front porch teeming with potted plants and the welcoming foyer complete with coat cupboard. Inside a world of colour says goodbye to bland beige, capturing the imagination, speaking to the soul. 
 
Timber and rich slate floors flow underfoot and there is a lovely layering of social spaces that open to both a glassed garden room and the sprawling gardens beyond. The dining area is warmed by a slow combustion fireplace and the lounge room is sunken and tranquil. The kitchen sits off to one side in a pop of deep blue and flows to what was the original laundry. This plumbed space would make an ideal butler’s pantry or second bathroom. It has a separate toilet, a hidden European laundry and a generous step-in-pantry.
 
Upstairs is accessed via broad timber stairs with a big window that floods the landing with natural light. Colour varies from bedroom to bedroom creating a vibrant mood to match the artistic spirit of the home. All three bedrooms have large windows that frame leafy views. We love the deep aqua blue of the master and the way it opens onto a long balcony that floats you among the trees. The family bathroom is renovated and features a timber vanity with granite counter and elegant neutral wall tiles.
 
One imagines spending winter days within the sundrenched atrium, overlooking the pond. Or long dinner party’s fireside, guests spilling to the sunken lounge for drinks and perhaps a sojourn in the garden. There is the shady immersion of mature trees, the enclosure of green walls. A hand built pizza oven sits within an alfresco nook and beyond vegetable beds put forth a glorious kitchen table bounty.
 
The home is not far from Lyneham shops and the iconic Tilley’s for long brunches and the occasional live Jazz on Saturday evenings and The Front for great coffee. The home is handy to transport including the light rail, connecting you to the whole of Canberra. Ample green spaces, shared bike and walking paths, wetlands, and beautiful street trees create a tranquil village experience, just a stone’s throw from the CBD and ANU
 
features.
.beautifully renovated three-bedroom, semi-detached home in leafy Lyneham
.ideally placed on a quiet street, with direct gated access to wetlands
.walking distance to parks, ovals, shops, schools and two light rail stop
.arrayed across two levels
.deep frontage with meadow garden and established shady trees
.long driveway ushering to a carport and garage
.welcoming foyer with coat cupboard
.large formal dining room with slow combustion fireplace
.open flow to atrium overlooking pond and rear gardens
.renovated kitchen with timber worktops and splashback, lots of storage, Bosch dishwasher and Beko oven with cooktop
.adjacent space for spillover kitchen storage with plumbed sink, European laundry and large pantry
.sunken living area with high ceilings and slate floors with under floor electric heating, opening onto the garden
.three bedrooms upstairs all with leafy views
.master opening onto a balcony that runs the length of the home
.renovated family bathroom and additional powder room downstairs
.RC split system in living area
.sprawling and beautifully planted private gardens
.dedicated alfresco nook with pizza oven
.large vegetable garden
.garden shed
.chook run and coup
.solar array – 9 panels with 1.5kw inverter
.easy walk to Lyneham primary and high schools and Brindabella Christian College
.handy to O’Connor Ridge Reserve
.8 min walk to Alinga Street tram stop
.16 min walk to Dickson shops
.4.5 kms to the CBD

EER: 1.5
Living area: 127m2
Land size: 587m2 (approx)
Land rates: $4,234
Land value: $782,000
Year built: 1959