Located on approx. 2.84 acres and privately situated in the picturesque village community of Stanley this welcoming three-bedroom, two-bathroom double mud brick home is only a short walk to the local pub, post office, bush trails and the Spring Ditch Wetlands Reserve. With lush and established gardens leading to the unique fortified style solid timber main door this home and property offers a sense of peace, tranquillity, originality, charm and privacy. From the entrance the timber kitchen features a wood fired stove, dishwasher, gas cooktop and brick paved floors. There is also an open-plan dining area with bluestone floors, open fire place and reverse-cycle air-conditioning. The adjacent lounge has a wood combustion heater and independent rear door access to the gardens and bluestone retaining walls. The main bathroom includes a double shower, vanity and featured stone wall. The toilet is separate, as is the laundry which also has access to the rear gardens. Downstairs there is also a king-size bedroom with built-in-robes and paved floors. Upstairs there are two additional carpeted king-size bedrooms. One has a built-in-robe and the other a generously proportioned walk-in-robe and ensuite complete with a shower, bath, vanity, slate floors and a gas heater. There is also a large second living area upstairs with stone features, ceiling fans and doors to the verandah which wraps around three sides of the property and provides for views across the gardens and surrounding bushlands. This property also offers a self-contained cottage with high pitched ceilings, reverse-cycle air-conditioning, timber inlay flooring and its own bathroom including shower and toilet. There are sliding doors to a private deck. This cottage is potentially ideal as a teenage retreat, man's cave or potential for a short stay holiday accommodation. Additional features include a BBQ pergola, large colour bond shed on a slab with power, approx. 5Kw solar system, approx. 15,000 gallons of rainwater storage including a 5000-gallon header tank. There is also a licence to pump water from the creek, NBN, double lock-up garage with workshop and a long private driveway. Large timbers and whole tree posts are an inspiring feature of this home, as are the granite and bluestone walls. This home is ideal for couples, families and buyers keen to secure a generously sized home with multiple living areas, large bedrooms and a tranquil setting with excellent and established infrastructure.