Dappled Kawa Poplar trees greet you as you curve down the drive to an on-trend 195sqm barn house on 1.58 hectares. Beyond an eye catching, hand crafted, wooden gate sits an outdoor entertaining area framed by a sturdy timber mill slab fence concealing the car parking, and with flax plantings to the fore a rolling rural vista with the Kaipara harbour glistening in the distance. You already feel you are a million miles from city life. Birds and their chatter are your neighbours here! Hugely functional, this tasteful interior design definitely gets more than the nod of approval! Your eye will be drawn up past a mezzanine floor, to blonded plywood vaulted ceilings, down to rib raft polished concrete floors and to rustic timber open kitchen benches. A Waegner' wood burner with wetback adds to your comfort in winter and overall charm. Filled with light and texture, you will be wooed and that's before you look to the distant harbour! Open plan living that is bathed in sun, with large double glazed doors that open out to lengthwise concrete patio, bordered with low attractive plantings. The master bedroom with ensuite bathroom and walk in wardrobe is off the living area and also opens out to the lengthwise patio and view. The flooring is warm to the feet being timber laminate in the bedrooms, and low maintenance tiled bathrooms. Guests have a lofty outlook from the mezzanine accommodation above the living area. The ample main bathroom features a bath and shower with separate toilet and separate utility laundry room. The internal access garage has a workshop to the rear and outside is an outdoor shower bamboo screened from sight. Walk down a garden path and the piece de resistance' is the recent addition of a 9sqm bedroom cabin with internal solar lighting, a cute wine barrel collecting rain water, deck, and to the rear a composting toilet. An ideal Airbnb income opportunity if the grandchildren woul