The five 2620 houses we’d pay money to see inside
Ever driven past a house in Queanbeyan and wondered what was inside? Well we do … all the time!
Queanbeyan homes range from government housing to the European influence of Crestwood. There’s so much diversity, from the brick and concrete palaces of Elliott Street to the mining houses of Captains Flat along O’Neill Street. It’s a liquorice allsort of materials and design, and we love it.
Here, we’ve picked the top five houses we’d love to have a sticky beak inside.
This Beverly Hills Bungalow on Candlebark Road.
Set in the posh neighbourhood of Karabar Heights (okay, we made that up, but it’s not totally wrong either) this house is giving off a Beverly Hills 90210 aesthetic.
The frosted green rendering and the glass bricks are definitely the stuff of our Aaron Spelling 90s McMansion dreams.
The single level house is huge and expands for what seems like forever, the block size is a whopping 2374sqm so we reckon the house must be the length of Seiffert Oval at least. Rumours of an indoor pool in the middle of the house (apparently it’s been filled in) make us even more curious to see what’s inside. Its estimated value is a cool $1.4m.
This Eastern European Manor on Moore Street, Queanbeyan.
This tri-level, nouveau riche, European-inspired home is set in the heart of Queanbeyan just 100m from Top Pub. (Walking to $10 schnitty night at Toppy = winning!) The number of balconies alone is impressive and the vaulted roof design adds to its dollhouse charm. We imagine it to be in its original state inside – shag pile carpeted stairs and brown and orange accents. Peak 1980s-second-generation-Macedonian-QTown- vibes.
This Barbie Dreamhouse on Erskine Loop, Googong.
The owners of this house must be major Tim Burton fans because it’s straight from the set of Edward Scissorshands. A white picket fence, duck egg blue facade and pink accents make this house a showy sparkly Dolly Parton delight in a sea of beige (read: boring) houses.
The front gate with its “Sunshine” feature sings pure joy as do the sunflowers, and butterfly embellishments. We picture the inside to be just as colourful: a mashup of eccentric design and decor. We can’t quite figure out how they were allowed to build such a delightful cottage in Googong with strict building rules for colours and materials, but we absolutely love that they did!
This brand spankers Federation home on Alice Street / Thorpe Avenue.
If you’re a massive sticky beak like us, you’d have watched this being built and thought, what in the money buckets is this?!
To the owners’ credit the outside facade looks so legit it fits in perfectly among the heritage homes along the Queanbeyan River. The verandah that runs the entire length of the house makes us want to hitch up a porch swing and play some Luke Combs.
The size of this abode rivals the Candlebark house and its beautiful details and stunning old-world charm make it impossible to leave off our list. We also heard a rumour it has a lift that takes you from the underground parking up into the house! Damn, does it have a butler and doorman too?!!
The shipping container house on Carver Street, Googong.
An entire house built from shipping containers, we literally cannot. We never dreamed of growing up and living in a shipping container … until now. This one caught our eye recently when we saw it for sale on Zango. The five-bedroom abode looks like something from a Bruce Willis movie (why is he always crawling through vents?). With a home cinema (yes please), 4.5m ceilings (thank you) and luxury rose gold finishes (swoon), the show-off factor of this house is off the charts.
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About the Author: Holly Winchester
Part Jennifer Coolidge, part Jennifer Garner (gaudy and geeky), Holly idolises Dolly Parton and Princess Di and loves NRL. When she's not creating killer content, you’ll find Holly at the Maccas drive thru getting her chai latte fix or buying 1990s memorabilia for the walls of her Googong home. Specialist subject: the Woolies carpark.
