Dreams of Innisfree

In 1870, Sereno Edwards Todd wrote that "home is not merely four square walls adorned with gilded pictures, but it is where love sheds its light on all the dear ones who gather round the sweet home fireside". Ninety-something years later, an iconic home was built in New Zealand that totally encompasses the sentiment.

Built in the 1960s, this iconically groovy home sits on 615m2 of Mixed Housing Suburban land in the bustling heart of Ellerslie. Ideal for small children and pets and tucked away on a quiet street, the home is just moments from the shops, cafs and parks that sit right on your doorstep, not to mention having plenty of space for a vege patch. We're looking at you with the green fingers here.

Offering space for a young family to grow, the home is centrally zoned for fantastic Auckland schools, including Ellerslie School, Stanhope Road and One Tree Hill College. Built on solid bones, there's oodles of potential for expansion and improvement in the years to come, but the classic 60s modernism, with polished floors and an open-style kitchen/dining is the perfect place to sit and plan in the meantime.

Named by Robert Graham after his home, Elderslie in Lanarkshire, Scotland, your Ellerslie enjoys a vibrant and community-centric feel, sitting nestled between Remuera and Mt. Wellington and just 9km from the beating heart of Auckland and the CBD. Ellerslie village is home to many boutique, designer and mainstream shopping and dining experiences and the wider community is home to a caring and vibrant town centre, centred around strong community values and a rich heritage. Becoming ever-more trendy, this up-and-coming area is a wonderful place to call home for young and old alike.

True homes are few and far between in the Auckland of today; unlike this, everything else is merely four walls adorned with gilded pictures. Don't sleep on the opportunity to call this lovely property home and capture your own pocket of the summer of love.