Inside the Mollymook house that straddles coast and country

When you picture the South Coast hideaway of Mollymook, you likely think of images of glistening oceanscapes, white, sandy beaches and a sleepy township that lies along the waterline.

But if you cast your eye back inland just a little, pastoral scenes and rugged nature come into view.

Folding into the treetops, 38 Oxley Crescent is one of those rare homes that provides both a tree change and a sea change. 

“You can smell the sea breeze from home, yet you still have your bush surroundings – you get the country feel but on the coast,” says selling agent Craig Cooper of Cooper Coastal Properties.

“It’s private, it backs onto a reserve, it’s elevated. It’s like living on an old quarter-acre block in the country.”

While the beach is just a five-minute drive away, when you’re standing on the grounds among the collection of eclectic flora, you’re completely transported. 

A meticulously planned oasis of flowers, shrubs, seedlings and saplings enriches every inch of the property. No parcel of soil has been left unturned and the result is a simply stunning haven of birdsong and natural beauty. 

“The garden is amazing. The owner has collected rare and exotic plants and the more you look, the more interesting it becomes.” Cooper says. 

“It’s a well-positioned property to do what she’s done here. She’s basically put together a beautiful garden that keeps going and never ends, extending out into the reserve.”

The current owner’s story starts with a life well-travelled, bringing back mementoes and inspiration from different pockets of the world and using her home as a collection of culture. 

Glass french doors contour the white weatherboard facade while the expansive main living quarters with glossy timber floors double as an at-home gallery.

“You walk in there and you’re struck by how big it is,” Cooper says. “The whole home, from the master suite with its private balcony to the open living spaces, is an amazing showroom of style and taste.”

The showstopper of the interiors has to be the masterfully renovated kitchen where marble-look benchtops wrap right around to form the perfect U shape. Everything is shaded in a crisp white, right down to the retro-feel freestanding oven and press-patterned tiles along the wall.

Gourmet meals create themselves and, once they’re plated, the secluded al fresco deck that glides effortlessly off the living room is just waiting to be enjoyed. 

“It’s peace and tranquillity with neighbours but without the noise,” Cooper says. “You sit back overlooking the never-ending forest and think, ‘Wow, this is mine.’”

Mollymook

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Price guide: $1.9 million-$1.95 million

Private sale

Agent: Cooper Coastal Properties, Craig Cooper 0434 311 113