A driveway lined with now-mature magnolia trees is a magical start to the big reveal of this newly-refurbished country home.
Beyond the driveway, mature topiary gardens frame this elevated house – at 75 Woodhill Park Road in Waimauku, Rodney – and the lawns that surround its connection to the in-ground pool.
Against a backdrop of mature trees, it is the perfect antidote to city life, says this vendor.
“There’s a serene, park-like energy that’s incredibly peaceful. You’d never believe you were 35 minutes from Auckland,” she says.
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Customised paint colours at 75 Woodhill Park Road include the “warm grey” wall colour. Photo / Supplied
The scene was largely set for this major renovation when the vendor bought this property in September 2020.
Photographed prior to its previous sale in March 2017, the five-bedroom house had the same established gardens and structural style with its plastered solid masonry exterior and asphalt shingle tiled roof.
Its aesthetic focused on its “flavours of Europe” with a light ochre colour palette on the walls and the floor tiles.
Neutral drapes hung from black powder-coated curtain rods high above the windows. In the country-style kitchen, timber was the cabinetry accent of choice beneath benches of dark granite benchtops.
The pool house and the above-garage apartment each have kitchenettes. Photo / Supplied
This new contemporary aesthetic is what this well-travelled vendor describes as “international, and I know ‘international’.”
She adds, “It’s like being on a permanent holiday relaxing in a top New Zealand luxury lodge or a five-star hotel spa in Paris.”
She achieved it in less than 12 months by gutting the interior and extending the floor area to add more ensuites.
The house itself now has three ensuites, a general bathroom and a guest powder room. The new black, white and grey palette includes imported stone for all benchtops and the floors inside and out.
The house itself has three ensuites, a general bathroom and a guest powder room. Photo / Supplied
Customised paint colours include the “warm grey” wall colours.
An Adobe-style plaster finish on the solid masonry walls and panelled walls add texture to the break up the expanse of wall space.
One such panelled wall leads to the master bedroom’s walk-in wardrobe with built-in cabinetry.
The desk in the master bedroom has been designed to function as a luxury make-up station or home office, with a discreet tray to hide device cables.
The vendor says 75 Woodhill Park Road, against a backdrop of mature trees, is the perfect antidote to city life. Photo / Supplied
The four fireplaces are in the media room, the informal lounge/kitchen, the master bedroom and the “martini room” with its integrated bar.
The main informal living area features what the vendor calls “two fully-equipped kitchens”, one of which is the style of a scullery.
The pool house and the above-garage apartment each have kitchenettes.
For the new owners, new landscaping includes the firepit off the “martini room”.
The black, white and grey palette includes imported stone for all benchtops and the floors inside and out. Photo / Supplied
For those with bigger visions, the vendor says there is consent-dependent scope to add a 65sqm minor dwelling, with views, through trees, of a neighbouring lake.
New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty agent Amanda Platt, who is marketing the property, says, “this is truly one of the most stunning tranquil settings I have had the privilege of selling. The home is so well apportioned set amongst park-like grounds, which could even cater for weddings if need be. The neighbouring land is also available to lease for horses.”
75 Woodhill Park Road in Waimauku, Rodney has a deadline sale date of December 1.
