'The cottage charm we fell in love with': Renovated South Nowra home hits the market

Waking up on the wrong side of the bed is near impossible at 169a Old Southern Road, South Nowra. It’s happiness in cottage form.

It’s the type of home to get featured on a feel-good reality reno show – the kind you watch on sloppy Sunday to perk you up and have you dreaming of a new life.

Except this is your opportunity to make the dream a reality, by placing yourself in the position of the family that excitedly walk across the front timber deck and into the spacious foyer and weep ecstatic tears because this beautiful home is, in fact, yours to keep.

Built c1960, the house has received some loving restorations in recent years.

“What initially drew us to the property was its homely feel and its connection to the outdoors, with lots of big windows and natural light, decking and views of the gumtrees that line the property,” says the current owner.

“As a young family we slowly updated and renovated elements of the house to suit modern family living over the eight years we have owned it, always with the intention to retain and add to the cottage charm we fell in love with.

“We worked from the outside in, repainting in a beautiful fresh colour, replacing old decking and gates and clearing the overgrown garden.

“Our most recent updates have taken place since COVID. With us spending so much time at home, we really wanted to maximise storage and use pockets of our home to enhance our new way of life. The custom bench seating in the dining area was the perfect addition to our combined living space and the study nook became a home learning hub for our daughter.”

The cottage’s mix of old-world charm and modern country coastal style will have you swooning. Elements like the timber flooring, slow-combustion fireplace, Mediterranean-style bathroom tiling and French doors are particularly alluring.

A mudroom and laundry conveniently separate the back deck from the kitchen and main living zone. If you’ve spent the day fishing or at the beach, there’s no excuse for dragging mess through the home.

Then there’s no better way to bring the day to a close than soaking in the outdoor spa on said deck, surrounded by nature.

South Nowra

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Price guide: $600,000 +

Private sale

Agent: Raine & Horne Nowra, Jared Cochrane 0404 210 824