Selling Houses Australia team transformed Drysdale cottage from cowboy rustic to country chic

THE Selling Houses Australia team has worked its renovation magic on a Drysdale farmhouse.

But will it do the trick in getting a buyer over the line?

The historic Bellarine Peninsula three-bedroom cottage has gone from “cowboy rustic” to chic country provincial in a makeover set to feature on the Lifestyle channel program tonight.

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Host Andrew Winter, interior designer Shaynna Blaze and landscaper Charlie Albone blitzed the house after an eighth-month campaign failed to find a new owner.

Mr Winter said the 2.92ha property at 173-195 Murradoc Rd had great equestrian infrastructure and land but the tired old house let it down.

He said the original tiny cottage had been extended in an ad hoc fashion over the years.

“Two out of the three bedrooms felt internal, which is a complete no-no, and the second living area felt more like an outdoor area,” he said.

“And then on top of that, the decor was basically just 1990s country and western.”

The new-look interior introduces a neutral colour palette, pale timber floors and a showpiece kitchen with stone benchtops and a feature brick fireplace, plus two living areas.

“What has come out is there is a whole lot of beautiful windows with stained glass, lovely VJ panelling, lovely old windows and fireplaces that were all there,” Mr Winter said.

Ange Callan-Harris, from Bellarine Property, Barwon Heads, has relisted the property with the same price guide of $1.15 million to $1.25 million.

She said Selling Houses Australia had done a beautiful renovation, but the real value lay in the infrastructure, which includes stables, a horse arena, paddocks suited to agistment and another cottage and studio with Airbnb income.

“The house is, of course, a lot more comfortable now and with the infrastructure more people are looking at it now as a bit of an investment,” Ms Callan-Harris said.

Find out how the renovation panned out and whether it helped find a buyer on Selling Houses Australia on Foxtel’s LifeStyle at 8.30pm.

Originally published as Selling Houses Australia team transformed Drysdale cottage from ‘cowboy rustic’ to country chic

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