After 20 busy years of dairy farming, Grant and Carmen Lowe were ready to take a step back and began looking for a rural property that would suit their change of focus. With a triple-pavilion pitched-roof home packs a lot of charisma. From the outside it is a quintessential country classic, rustic and textured, with white painted board and batten delivering a traditional band-sawn finish. Roofing is hardy Colorsteel ‘Slate’ and inside, the skirting boards are as chunky as any you’d find in an old homestead. At the heart of the home, the main open-plan living area is a delight with a high five-metre vaulted ceiling delivering generous volume and impact.