The original one room house that now serves as our dining room. Lining boards painted in Owl Wing (Taubmans) and walls painted in China Plate (Dulux). Parsley and eggs from our chooks and garden.
Main bathroom
The original one room house that now serves as our dining room. The fuel stove C1936 would have been added into the original fireplace then sealed and render placed around it as the room is C1880. Lines are visible where the filling took place. Originally a metal pot crane would swing pots over an open fire for cooking. A pianola roll cupboard, restored by us in 1995 is proudly placed by it
This is an image of renovated hallway number 1. Freshly painted trims and walls (Dulux China Plate). Orchids courtesy of our garden
Orchids grown at Alingarra sit in the drawing room
Part of our kitchen. We won the kitchen and appliances in 2002 in a competition for the Hunter's most hideous kitchen. It has stood the test of time.
Servants bell indicator sits above the doorway between the dining room and kitchen.
The fireplace in our drawing room complete with convict bricks that make up the hearth
Another hallway which has been recently painted
The front door leads directly into the lounge room
A part of the main bedroom. The fireplace mantle was painted white at some stage so it was stripped back to reveal the original Kauri pine timber. Viburnum in jug from the garden
Some items discovered whilst renovating. The Lysaght tin was part of a replaced roof whilst the garden fork and file was dug up from were the Blacksmiths hut once stood
Part of the ensuite bathroom
Second Hallway
A relaxing place in the Day Room
A cedar meat safe restored by us in 1995
A federation dressing table sits in the main bedroom.
Part of the kitchen.
The music corner in the drawing room consisting of a 1948 Beale piano and a C.1933 AWA Fisk Radiola restored by us in 1995.
Another view of the kitchen including the kitchen sink with leadlight windows and panelled cove ceiling
Another view of the main bathroom
A view of the main hallway through to the loungeroom and main entrance
An Art Deco writing bureau sits in another corner of the drawing room. Ruby Leaf (Rubiginosa) provided by our garden
Cooking Alingarra style
Service nook
Convict bricks line the hearths of the fireplaces in both the drawing room and main bedroom
A renovated bedroom
All the ingredients for a home grown mulberry pie
Bedroom 2
Handmade bench saw located in the barn Circa 1914. Possibly used to cut timber for the 1919 front extension
Name of the original owners in chalk survives over a hundred years on a beam in the barn
Restorations to 3rd bedroom
Restorations to 3rd bedroom
