102 Duffy Street, Ainslie, ACT 2602

Feel good home with a glorious outlook!

Perhaps it's the sunshine painting the rooms gold, or the elevated aspect across to leafy parkland, or simply the fact that sometimes older is well…just better. Brimming with light and love, and a contagious joy, this 60s home celebrates the glamour of the jet age. Well preserved bespoke joinery and playful features abound, as social spaces flow together, opening onto a glorious, elevated patio.

This iconic three-bedroom home has been home to only a couple of lucky owners including the owner builder who lived in the home until 2013. Lavished with love and care, the home is confidently spacious and despite its heritage, feels deliciously new. Golden hardwood floors stretch to meet freshly painted walls in soft pistachio green, as epic glazing's frame light and landscape at every turn.

Sitting back behind deep gardens on lovely Duffy Street, the home is wonderfully elevated. It's base clad in stone from the mountain to the rear, and the blonde brick classic to the era. A driveway ushers past the stone retaining walls, to a garage with a wine cellar, and steps invite you to the sun-drenched patio.

The original carved timber door sits proud beside amber sidelights, patterned with circles. Decorative wrought iron painting the patio in shadow patterns and the view…an enlivening open expanse, all parkland, treetops and big blue sky.

Within Tassie oak hardwood floors stretch underfoot and high ceilings are hung with the delightful modernist shapes of the original light fittings. The living area flowing onward to the spacious dining room, divided by sliding doors set with dimpled glass. A wood burner sits on patterned tiles, with just a hint of mint green to match the walls. The whole double social area, a celebration of light and texture…decorative cornices, and large windows inviting the natural world within.

The bespoke built-in-bar invites touch as rich timber is matched with hardware in classic jet age style. We love the black countertop, the glass cabinet for curated display and the way the unit is double sided, providing elegant storage within the office behind. The whole dining space a joy, drenched in natural light, with French doors opening straight onto the veranda, the perfect place to enjoy sunsets with a glass of choice in hand.

Light and bright and decidedly generous, the kitchen is a fresh affair, as a tonne of cabinets meet softly faux marble laminate worktops and there is also the bonus of a large walk-in pantry. A large window looks out over the rear deck and expanse of soft lawn. From here you can watch the kids and pets run amuck in complete safety will ample room to enjoy.

The master bedroom has a new robe and large windows that frame an age-old blue spruce and the forest of trees beyond. There are two additional bedrooms with windows onto flowering camellias and two of the bedrooms have original, solid timber built-in-robes.

There is family bathroom and separate toilet centred around a generous foyer lined with floor to ceiling cupboards for seamless storage. Here the original phone table floats playfully on the wall, adding to the delight of so many retro features – bakelite light switches and chrome door handles.

Duffy is a beautiful street, edging Mt Ainslie Reserve and dotted with a mix of impressive new builds, vintage homes, and handy to a mix of great schools and leafy heritage parks. Located in the vibrant inner north, so close to the Braddon and Dickson precincts, the home is connected to a plethora of unique dining and shopping experiences. Within walking distance of the much-loved Ainslie shops, including local favourites – The renowned Ainslie IGA, Edgar's gastropub, hatted Pilot restaurant and Ainslie Cellars, the home gifts a unique village lifestyle, whisper close to the CBD.

features.

.beautiful three-bedroom, iconic 60s home, in coveted Ainslie
.1962 build with the original owner/builder occupying the home until 2013
.ideally placed on the high side of popular Duffy Street with elevated views to parkland
.thoughtfully renovated with a lovely combo of old and new
.light filled and airy with high ceilings
.brimming with well-preserved original features - timber joinery, hardwood and pine flooring, decorative cornices, timber casement windows and patterned glass
.classic blonde brick with stone from Mt Ainslie
.elevated front patio with wrought iron balustrade
.large welcoming foyer/hallway
.sunny front living area with slow combustion fireplace and large windows
.flow to adjacent light filled dining area that opens to the elevated patio
.built-in bespoke bar with integrated fridge and cute sliding servery window
.large bright kitchen with banks of cabinetry, plenty of bench space, tiled splashback, Bosch wall oven, Westinghouse electric cooktop and dishwasher
.separate study area with built-in hutch/cabinetry 
.large laundry opening onto the garden
.master bedroom with parkland views and new robe
.second bedroom with built-in-robe
.third bedroom with built-in-robe combined dresser
.original phone table and mirror outside the bathroom
.unique features include the vintage air con dial in the lounge room and various Bakelite switches
.loads of additional storage
.family bathroom with large vanity 
.separate toilet
.ducted gas heating
.RC air conditioning unit
.large back yard with a shed, lawn area, roses, ornamental plum, stand of crepe myrtles and lovely camellias, all down the side of the home
.private driveway ushering to garage with wine cellar 
.deep front garden with magnificent blue spruce
.across from Scout Hall Park
.moments from Ainslie shops
.a few steps from Mt Ainslie reserve
.close to the independent eateries, shops and bars of the dynamic Dickson and Braddon precincts
.close to public transport
 convenient to many excellent schools 
.short drive to the CBD and ANU

EER: 0
Land Value: $1,161,000
Block Size: 711m2 approx.
Rates: $5,704 approx. per annum
Internal living: 141m2 approx.