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Full details for 3 Bedroom Detached For Sale in Torquay
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Description
This beautiful barn conversion provides a bright and spacious family home with unique character. The accommodation is arranged over three floors with a flexible layout allowing the new owner to customise the space to perfectly meet their own requirements. Two separate entrance doors giving access to the front of the property and large windows retain the original features of the barn. The ground floor provides three large double bedrooms (each currently has a super-king size bed) and two bathrooms. The first floor offers an extensive living area which is essentially ‘open plan’ in design while the space is divided into three main areas to give a perfect combination of space and cosiness. The second floor has two mezzanine areas which both overlook the living room.Ground floor: A wide front door opens into the exceptionally large and welcoming reception hall. From here, doors open on either side into the first two bedrooms and the family bathroom. The bathroom features a bespoke Matki glass shower, mirrored cabinets with ‘hands free’ LED lighting, and an enclosed area with plumbing for a washing machine. A further door gives access to a full Finnish sauna. It is believed that the area occupied by the sauna room was originally designed to provide en-suite facilities to the adjoining bedroom and it would probably be fairly straightforward to reinstate this plan should the new owner wish to do so.An attractive curved wall leads to the first short flight of stairs to the half landing, from where a semi spiral stair leads down to the largest bedroom. This generous space, with a remarkably spacious en-suite bathroom, is accessed internally by its own staircase and externally by a stable door leading off the enclosed courtyard with pond and patio to the front of the house. The space would lend itself to a variety of uses, either as a stunning master suite or to provide completely self-contained accommodation for guests or a family member, providing for multi-generation living. Returning to the half landing, four steps lead up to the stunning vaulted main living accommodation which occupies the largest and central part of this floor. The original features of the barn can be seen here in the exposed roof timbers and the huge windows giving a view of the nearby cottages and the fields and woods beyond. Light and views are also gained through two roof-lights on the opposite side of the living room. The kitchen-dining room has a range of base and wall units, a Bosch oven and Neff gas hob, space for a fridge freezer and plumbing for a dishwasher. A stable door gives access to an external staircase linking the kitchen to the enclosed walled patio at the front of the house. The dining area has built-in painted cupboards and enough space for a 10-seater table. The original openings of the barn are maintained in the wall of windows making the space bright and appealing.Stairs rise from here to the galleried mezzanine living area which has a large window looking towards the pretty historic buildings and fields to the east. This is currently used as an office and would also make a wonderful playroom or hobby room.There is also potential to create a fourth bedroom here (STP.)At the other end of this floor is an additional sitting room or garden room with glazed doors to the rear patio and large private gardens. This room has a wide entrance with double doors that can be closed to create an alternative space that is more private and enclosed, enabling the rooms to be used in varied ways to suit the different needs of a family. Cloakroom facilities (a handy ‘gardener’s loo’) can also be found here. A pull-down ladder gives access to the second mezzanine area, currently used as a storage loft.The sunny and spacious gardens are a glorious feature of this home. The current owners are keen growers of produce and there are a number of well managed and productive raised beds as well as a greenhouse, potting sheds and other fruit and vegetable growing areas. The ornamental borders are well stocked with a variety of beautiful shrubs and perennials, offering year round interest and screening. The landscape beyond the garden has many trees that add to the sense of greenness and privacy. Wildlife is catered for too, as the garden is visited by many species of birds, amphibians, pollinating insects and at least one hedgehog! There are two designated parking spaces directly in front of The Ridings with additional parking spaces available within a private courtyard.
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