Pastoral poetry: A look inside an idyllic home in Berry

Dancing creeks, rolling green hills, tranquillity amongst the forest trees; 146 Red Cedar Lane on Berry’s outskirts reads like pastoral poetry.

Greeting the day from the timber verandah, looking out towards hectares of your own secluded land with no neighbours in sight feels like living in a dream that, happily, never ends. 

“You’re not out in the middle of nowhere but hearing the creek flowing in the background and walking through over an acre of a beautiful natural forest, you feel like you are,” selling agent, Nicholas Lyell of Elders Real Estate Berry says. 

“You’ve got privacy but you’re not isolated like other country properties. It’s just so peaceful.”

Renovated and elevated, in more ways than one, the stark white interiors go straight to the heart when you first step through the door. Every corner and crevice of the sprawling single level floor plan radiates a feeling of high-end luxury.

From the sunken living room to the gorgeous oversized island bench in the kitchen right through to the plantation shutters lining the walls. It’s like coming home to a warm hug.

“The renovations have resulted in something that is quite unique, with a beautiful high cathedral ceiling that’s just stunning,” Lyell says.

“One of the lovely things is when you’re walking through the home, you’re looking out into the distance across the rolling green hills.”

It’s easy to marvel at the big picture but even when you look closer at the finer details, you find that just as much attention and consideration has been paid to the smaller intricacies. Like the rose gold-look tapware in the en suite and main bathroom or the designer timber ceiling fans dotted around the bedrooms. 

But if you want to be truly wowed, then the playful backyard is where you should head. Like the final stanza in a poem, this home saves the best for last. 

“The outside area is really just amazing. Beginning from the wide covered deck down to the paved terrace with a pizza oven and one of the most tranquil outlooks,” Lyell says.

“You could just imagine a pool being added to the right, finishing off the space with perfection.”

Some of Australia’s best beaches are not too far off, scattered along the coastline just a 20-minute drive away. So, if proximity to water is what would sweeten the deal, then you’re in luck. 

You have a tree change and a sea change right at your fingertips. All that’s left to do is write the story. 

Berry

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Price guide: $2.8 million

Auction: 11am, March 13

Agent: Elders Real Estate Berry, Nicholas Lyell 0401 658 450