78 Higinbotham Street, Watson, ACT 2602

Just beyond the second deck, sitting quietly within the rear garden, is a fully separate timber yurt. The cedar interiors are soothingly perfumed and windows capture the outside greenery. Home office, fourth bedroom, teen-hang, yoga studio?the choice is yours. Either way this charming structure compliments the ethos of the whole home -playful, flexible, artisanal ? engendering a creative family home that is at one with nature.

This gorgeous home has been extended to meet forested gardens that blur with the neighbouring parkland, creating the feel of an endless oasis. A mix of imaginative spaces spill each to each, and large windows welcome the native flora and fauna within. The whole home reading more like an eco-retreat, than a city pad, despite being just moments from all the enticements of the inner north. The home connects to Andrews Street Playground and is an easy stroll to the bustling Dickson precinct and not far from the boutique eating and shopping experiences of both Braddon and the CBD.

The classic low lying form sits behind a swell of garden and is shaded by a magnificent red flowering iron bark. A long private driveway ushers to a carport and garage, while a garden path follows the length of the house, connecting to a simple porch. The home is painted forest green and bespoke decorative iron grilles have been fitted, so windows can be flung open to birdsong, cooling natural breezes.

There is small welcoming foyer and an airy living, dining and kitchen that all flows together in a relaxed circular fashion. The kitchen is original with lovely new timber worktops to match the French doors that open onto a broad outdoor deck. This is a restorative, sheltered space for dining alfresco with family and friends, taking in the peace of the beautiful native array.

A central wall has been removed, combining the two original bedrooms, to create a large and airy master retreat. Big windows welcome light and aspect, and the room sits just across from the family bathroom and separate toilet. Warm terracotta floor tiles stretch to meet wall tiles in deep ocean blue, the bathroom every bit as soothing as the sky blue walls of the bedroom.

A sitting room with a built-in-cupboard has been fitted with a duo of French doors, providing entry to both the northern sunroom and an additional, smaller outside deck. This is yet another flexible space, soft and romantic in nature, and just as easily utilised as a walk-in-robe, home office or charming nursery. A wall of purple flowering wisteria shields the second deck, which provides sheltered access to the yurt, whose textural interiors are illuminated by a skylight, set within a cathedral ceiling.

The home culminates in a glassed room that is a wonderful viewing platform onto the trees and the colourful array of visiting parrots, ravens and smaller species. Deeply private, cool in summer and easily warmed in winter, the room serves as an additional living space but has endless possibilities, think guest room, creative studio or another bedroom.

Watson is a vibrant, inner-north suburb with great community vibes, fabulous local shops, plenty of playgrounds and parks and is surrounded by natural reserves. Enjoy great coffee, fabulous pizza at The Knox, or dine out at the Filipino eatery, Lola and Lola. The home is a few steps from Rosary Primary School and Andrews Street Playground. It is not far to Dickson shops, host to an array of international cuisines. Majura Nature Reserve is nearby, and the home is just a stone's throw from the Braddon precinct, Ainslie shops, ANU and the CBD. The home is also convenient to a mix of private and public schools, close to transport, including the light rail, linking you to the metro city station and the whole of Canberra.

features.

.charming three to four bedroom home in leafy Watson

.immersed within eco-gardens with magnificent sheltering trees

.elevated front porch

.welcoming foyer with coat and shoe cupboard

.kitchen combined dining spilling to deck and garden

.large front living area with leafy outlook

.original kitchen with freestanding electric oven

.generous master bedroom

.family bathroom and separate toilet

.library/sitting/nursery room with built-in-cupboard and French doors opening to private deck

.sun room with panoramic views of surrounding gardens

.separate cedar yurt

.internal laundry with direct access to garden

.linen closet

.crimsafe security doors

.back to base security system

.wrought iron security grills to front windows

.15 amp circuit for EV charging

.private driveway ushering to carport and garage

.leafy back garden

.close to the local Watson and Ainslie shops, parks, transport and schools including the ANU

.whisper close to the Dickson and Braddon Precincts and the CBD

fine details (all approximately)

.eer 0

.rates $4,222 p/a

.living size 107.30m2

.garage 22m2

.land size 865m2

.uv $814,000