Live the high life: Executive Country Retreat

Why put yourself through the time and stress of building from scratch when you can have it all today? Take a closer look at this spacious modern country home guaranteed to exceed your expectations. With its full sun and commanding mountain and river views across the upper Wairau Valley, set back from the highway on almost 20 hectares of farmland, this well-appointed, architecturally designed property would fare equally well as an executive home in town.

Finished in 2008 with a high standard of fittings, the house has three double bedrooms and two bathrooms. The master suite has a spacious walk-through wardrobe leading to a full ensuite bathroom complete with toilet and vanity, a large bath and wide alcove tiled shower.

The extensive main living area features a vaulted ceilinged lounge and large tiled kitchen and dining area, with double-sided wood-burning fire taking centre stage. The large windows and sliding doors along the northern face of the house flood the home with light throughout the day.

The kitchen is an entertainer's dream with double ceramic butler's sink, a large walk-in pantry and wide reconstituted stone-topped benches perfect for preparing feasts and rolling pastry. Breakfast can be taken Alfresco on the wide, north-facing terrace in front of the dining area and master bedroom, arguably the best spot for enjoying the view.

Off the main entrance foyer the second and third bedrooms lead off a wide communal space that can work as a TV room or study space. At the end is the family bathroom with a bath and shower and large wall-mounted vanity unit, and a generous corner office that can double as a guest room. There is a separate toilet next to a spacious laundry-come-boot room that has external access off the main porch entrance.

A mere 32km up the road is St Arnaud Alpine village, with tramping, fishing and boating at the snow-fed Nelson Lakes. Other outdoor pursuits abound with the myriad stream valleys, forest, bush and mountain ranges, popular for hunting, mountain biking or even skiing at the nearby Rainbow Skifield.
You won't believe how close you are to town in this peaceful rural setting, with two airports and three shopping precincts in commutable distance. Blenheim is less than an hour away by car, and Richmond and Nelson only 70 and 90 minutes respectively.

There is a large 3-bay shed on the property with a lockable garage door on one bay for secure storage. The power to the house and shed is three-phase - ideal for using power-tools.
Water supply consists of two 30,000 litre water tanks to the house, complete with double filtration unit and UV treatment, and a smaller 5,000 litre tank fed off the 3-bay shed for watering the garden.

For more information, please contact either David Leggott on 0274 111 700 from Summit Real Estate - Stoke Office or Richard Harvey on 0274 574 422 from Summit Real Estate - Blenheim Office.