Here is a rare opportunity to own one of those rarely offered for sale Mountain style homes designed and built to contract by Dean Gallagher. Dean started his building career here on Tamborine Mountain and won early acclaim for his excellent designs and craftsman quality building, before heading to the Coast where he has undertaken many successful developments. This well planned home has been beautifully positioned on the land so that an entire long side with lots of extra large windows plus the long deck and covered outdoor living all face in a northerly direction for good natural climate control. It also exhibits so many of the internal characteristics that people here came to associate with Dean Gallagher’s work such as: emphasis on natural light via extra large windows and use of ranch sliders, gently raked ceilings with exposed beams, well planned kitchens that give privacy to the kitchen bench while allowing the cook to participate in living room conversations and well proportioned, spacious rooms opening to inviting outdoor living spaces.

When you step inside the pretty front door you step onto a wide area of polished timber floor that flows through to the well designed kitchen that includes a gas cook top with rangehood above and an electric wall oven with space above for a microwave oven as well as a corner pantry. The double sink with swivel mixer tap is positioned at the opposite end of the kitchen and looks out through a wide opening over the carpeted lounge and out through the windows in the opposite wall to the canopy of trees and palms beyond. High tiled splash backs on 2 sides ensure that the mess on the kitchen benches remains well hidden from both the dining and lounge areas while there appears to be plenty of space under the sink drainer to instal a dishwasher if desired. The slow combustion fire and air conditioner have both been well positioned for maximum effectiveness in this large open space

All 3 bedrooms are light and airy with good sized built-in robes. Like the living room, the master bedroom opens out through security screened ranch sliders onto the covered outdoor living area. The tiled bathroom includes a good sized bath tub as well as a separate shower recess and the tiled laundry is quite roomy with another pretty feature door that matches the front door opening out to the landing and just a few steps down to the garden where the clothes line hides. All windows and sliding glass doors feature security screening and modern see-thru solar blinds that drop straight down or jut out as appropriate to protect drapes and carpets as well as the outdoor living from too much sunlight. These blinds can be retracted whenever you feel the need for more sunshine in your life.

This well maintained and immaculate home also gains bonus points for its setting. It is situated near the end of Makalu Court on a near level block and comes complete with an enchanting well grown garden that not only gives privacy from the street, but also provides lush green outlooks from every window. The garden is classically Mt. Tamborine in style with expansive open lawns bordered by dense boundary plantings and an exotic mix of Alpine and tropical plants that include azaleas, tree ferns, palms and frangipani so that wonderfully exotic perfume can waft through the house in summer. Everything from a well made driveway to the steps leading up to the enclosed front porch say that this home has been well loved and tended over its 14 years of existence.

People thinking about commuting in the direction of Brisbane or the northern end of the Gold Coast will find the home is well located for a quick and easy exit onto Tamborine-Oxenford at the Tolima Drive intersection. The school bus passes along Demavend Drive and there is a solid bus shelter there for the children near its intersection with Magnetic Drive. Handy after work eating spots include the Eagle Heights Hotel and the Eagle Heights Bistro & Brewery.