It is difficult to find words that can best convey the beauty, quality and excellence in this custom built 6 year old American Federation style home tucked behind a long established garden in Central Avenue, OLD Eagle Heights. The block had been originally part of a much larger garden belonging to a very old home and so came with privacy from well established trees and shrubs including many grand old camellias.

The home was designed for a mature couple who love gracious living and entertaining as well as welcoming visitors to their hearth. The gentleman has spent his life in the electrical industry and was able to bring many 21st century innovative electrical features into the design. How would you like to be in Tasmania and be able to phone in and switch on your ducted central air conditioning before boarding your plane to come home?

The owners chose highly respected local builders Mark & David Harding-Smith to construct the home and were present throughout the building process to ensure their required standard of perfection was achieved. Only the best of everything was used in the construction and no expense was spared! Once the home was completed, the final magic touches of that American Federation decor were added. Then the gardens were completed using as much of the original landscaping as possible while introducing many other new aspects including paved pathways and hidden patios as well as tropical low level garden beds to replace lawn and make for easy maintenance.

The now perfect home and garden includes the following features (by no means an exhaustive list!). Starting at the ground floor we see:

• 9 foot ceilings with vaulted ceiling over the formal lounge
• Polished hardwood timber floors in living areas & kitchen
• Solid timber colonial bar double hung windows & matching French doors
• Superb white kitchen with every quality imported appliance you could desire
• Excellent laundry with ample built-in storage

The incredibly large and indulgent upper level is entirely the owners’ retreat and is reached via a stunning traditional stairway with 2 landings. The stairway provides a striking backdrop to the lounge room. This huge landing is a room in itself with a delightful lounge area suitable for relaxed TV watching. There is a small dais jutting out from the landing above the lounge room which was obviously designed for a musician to serenade the guests from on high.

Other features of note include:

• Picture perfect lined double garage with panelift door
• Extra side driveway for 3rd car / trailer / guests
• Luxurious under house den (not certified for living purposes on the plans) for the boys to watch their footy in peace
• Vacuum maid
• Special outdoor fans on the verandah to circulate the air on a warm summer’s day
• Constant electrical hot water system
• Top of the range electronic security system
• Good water bore with water reticulated around the land
• Water purification / filtration system for household water

What have I overlooked? No doubt you will pick up many items I have omitted on your inspection!

There are few homes of this quality and elegance on Tamborine Mountain and the very special position here in OLD Eagle Heights is simply the icing on the cake of this delicious home.