147a Queen Street, Woollahra

Lifestyle: One of Woollahra's renowned Victorian Gothic 'gingerbread' cottages, this picturesque home provides gracious single-level living within a few minutes stroll of Queen Street village shops and cafes. Lovingly maintained and beautifully presented for immediate enjoyment, the house has a spacious living area flowing to a sunny courtyard garden framed with fragrant Chinese Star Jasmine. Behind the pretty facade, featuring a wide bay window, steeply gabled roof and carved timber bargeboards, lies a traditionally elegant home with more space than expected. Filled with natural light, it has a side hallway leading to 2 double bedrooms (one with built-in wardrobe, the other with door opening to courtyard), large living & dining area (with marble decorative fireplace), fully-tiled bathroom (with space for a washing machine) and modern gas kitchen opening to the courtyard. Ideal for alfresco entertaining, the private sandstone-paved rear courtyard has a black, wood finished built-in storage cupboard and a gate opening to a pedestrian lane on the rear boundary. Offering the perfect village lifestyle with buses at the door, the property is a short walk to Centennial Park and close to Edgecliff and Bondi Junction shopping and trains. Features: Pretty Victorian era facade; traditional elegant interiors Spacious living & dining area with marble decorative fireplace Timber/glass doors to a garden courtyard Modern open-plan gas kitchen with Bellini dishwasher Large main double bedroom with built-in wardrobe 2nd big bedroom with door to courtyard and great natural light Fully-tiled bathroom with tumbled marble vanity, heated floor Spacious versatile attic accessed by pull-down ladder High ceilings, ornate cornices, abundant natural light Sunny garden courtyard with gate to pedestrian lane Short level walk to Queen Street village shops and cafes