A Gemmells home has been given a breathtaking transformation and offers an enviable Hills lifestyle that’s ready to be enjoyed for both young and old for generations to come.
Rick and Polly Penney bought their 55a Stirlings Hill Rd home in 2018, attracted by its picturesque position and the opportunity to give it a renovation to both sympathetically complement the original 1849 construction and bring it into the current era.
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“My wife has an incredible eye for style and interior design and she was able to walk into this house and see past some of the bright colours that were there, and see we could create something really beautiful and special,” Mr Penney says.
The stunning 55a Stirling Hill Rd, Gemmells. Supplied.
The home’s luxe kitchen. Supplied.
The open-plan living room. Supplied.
“It’s just the two of us, but our kids come up with their children on the weekends and they just love running around the place. Kids love this place.”
The property, known as Springfield, has a five-bedroom homestead, a 15m swimming pool, a 40-panel solar system with battery; a security system, a dam, a large powered workshop, a hayshed, a spring-fed bore and a half an acre of shiraz vines.
The gorgeous courtyard. Supplied.
A sparkling bathroom. Supplied.
The property’s stunning landscape. Supplied.
The productive vineyard allowing you to make your own wine. Supplied.
It sits halfway between Mount Barker and Strathalbyn and is minutes from Macclesfield and just 30 minutes from the Tollgate – something the Penneys friends can’t believe.
“People don’t realise just how close to the city we are and they are blown away by this beautiful lifestyle we have,” Mr Penney says.
“With places like this, you’re a custodian rather than an owner.”
The property is on the market through Sam Oborn and Elle Gosling of Harcourts Adelaide Hills.
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