43 Lyttleton Cres, Cook ACT 2614

The home feels welcoming from the get-go, set low behind a deep verge and garden, teeming with flowering daisies, succulents and natives. A private driveway ushers to a double garage that has dual roller doors, providing rear garden access. Broad gravel steps usher down to a sweet portico, edged in formal box hedging. The form all textural bagged walls in dove grey, offset by the dark charcoal trim, with handsome front door and pretty leadlight sidelight.

The immediate combined formal dining and living, an exclamation of light. The original pine floors, now sanded and oiled, gleaming underfoot, as dotting's of dark framed glazing's act as portals onto the natural world. One imagines entertaining, family celebrations or simply chilling on long summer days, an incredible feeling of light and expanse, and the simple joy of memory making amidst the glorious natural elements.

We love the simple creamy cabinetry offset by the granular dark countertop, the kitchen capturing light via a broad window ideally place above the sink. This lovely hub merges to a dedicated meals arena, opening via French doors to a sheltered courtyard. A Colorbond pergola means you can dine alfresco all year round, as synthetic grass gifts an easy-care spot for young kids to play, the sunny nook, privatised by high rendered walls.

Two peaceful bedrooms, both with built-in-robes and both softly papered in pink florals, are housed nearby a family bathroom, finished in a timeless monochromatic theme. There is a bathtub, a tonne of storage and a chic border of art-deco tiling. Both bedrooms open directly onto a playroom that surprises with its scope and feeling of airy openness. Glass sliders can be pushed back so deck and room become one giant space.

The sunken master suite is sequestered at the eastern tip of the home and welcomes a glorious morning light via a multitude of windows. Glass sliders spill to the west, where a private deck drinks in afternoon light. Evening Gin & Tonic anyone? The whole room framing the blue waters of the pool, the expansive green lawns. There is a walk-thru-robe and an ensuite bathroom with a generous shower space. And, in a nod to the beckoning pool, the ensuite is finished in cooling notes of Mediterranean blue.

Cook occupies a leafy corner within the Belconnen district, surrounded by parkland, reserves, it has an enviable mix of bohemian cafes, family friendly values and easy proximity to larger metropolitan centres. The home is ideally placed, just a few steps to the local shops, home to the popular cafés - Little Oink and To All My Friends. The neighbourhood park is directly across the road and it is a short stroll to Mount Painter Reserve. It is just moments to the Jamison Centre and the bustling Belconnen precinct and not far to the popular Aranda shops. The home is also close to transport, schools, AIS, Bruce Stadium, and the UC. It is a mere ten minutes' drive to the CBD and the ANU.

features.

.beautifully renovated, architecturally designed home in the coveted suburb of Cook

.three bedrooms, two bathrooms and three living arenas

.walking distance to the Jamison Centre and handy to the bustling Belconnen precinct

.directly across from parkland and surrounded by green spaces reserve

.light filled and generously proportioned

.multiple spill to alfresco stages

.beautiful architectural lines, raked ceilings and clerestory windows

.generous living combined dining merging to elevated deck overlooking inground swimming pool

.adjacent kitchen combined meals opening to sheltered courtyard with side gate access

.kitchen with banks of cabinetry, quartz-like laminated worktops, gas hob, rangehood and Electrolux electric oven

.third living area/playroom with high ceilings and glass sliders opening to deck

.European laundry

.linen cupboard

.duo of bedrooms with papered feature walls and built-in-robes

.sunken master suite, opening to private deck, with walk-in-robe and ensuite bathroom

.robe with custom joinery

.master bedroom with soft grey carpet and aspect to garden and pool

.high raked ceilings

.LED down lights throughout

.combo of cellular, Venetian and Roman blinds

.reverse cycle air conditioning unit to master bedroom

.ducted gas heating

.evaporative cooling

.double garage door with duo of roller doors and access to rear garden

.garden shed

.large rear garden with soft lawns, deciduous trees and chlorinated inground swimming pool

.pool pump and suction pool cleaner included

.handy to a variety of schools, transport, the UC and a mere 10 minutes to the CBD and ANU by car

.priority entry into Aranda Primary School

fine details approx

.eer 2

.living size 155m2

.land size 909m2

.rates $7,537 p/a

.uv $623,000

.build date 1968 (original house) extended in 2004