THE BSPC PROPERTY GUIDE / FEATURE PROPERTY
First to the tee - a sizeable four-bedroomed villa adjacent to Duns Golf Course Borthwick Gate is one of four houses built on a field on the outskirts of Duns, adjacent to Duns Golf Course – facing the first tee and 18th green, to be precise. And for golfers, it can’t get much better than that.
Upstairs, the main bedroom has a large walk-in wardrobe/dressing room and spacious en suite shower room, while bedroom two also has a built-in wardrobe and en suite shower room.
Simple details like rolled up rattan blinds, natural wood finishes (including the window sills) and stone-effect laminate flooring further enhance what is the main focus for everyday living.
Elliot and Isla McQuarrie bought the sizeable plot five years ago and then took their time deliberating and planning to ensure the house they built ticked all the boxes. “We wanted simplicity and traditional styling, and with three children, as much space as possible,” explains Elliot.
The family bathroom provides the fourth shower in the house – all of which have corner enclosures. Two further bedrooms are both double size and there’s a front -facing study with a large window above the front door (this room could also be a fifth bedroom).
Other than close proximity to the golf course, space is one thing the attractive double-fronted detached property has in spades, both inside and out. Everything about it is big, from the above average height of the ceilings and skirting on the ground floor, to a layout that includes four/five bedrooms, and a back garden extending to over half an acre.
The main living area is designed with families in mind with a family room and more formal sitting room ensuring different generations have their own space when necessary. The property has LPG central heating and although neither public room has a fireplace at present, the pipework is in place for both to have a Living Flame fire installed.
The house is accessed by a sweeping driveway and incorporates ample space for off-road parking, while the surrounding garden is mainly lawn with flower and shrub borders and young trees. Gardens being one of the few things to improve with age, this one is still in its infancy and offers plenty of scope for a green-fingered enthusiast.
This exceptionally well designed family house offers the best of both worlds in having a rural location with unobstructed views south to the Cheviots and north-west to Hardens Hill, while being only a mile from Duns and just half a mile from the new Berwickshire High School
At the rear, overlooking the back and side gardens, the open-plan dining kitchen can be accessed from both the main hall and the sitting room. Simplicity is the key to this room’s appeal, with cream units on three sides contrasted by black graniteeffect worktops and a large stainless steel range cooker and overhead chimney extractor.
Internally, white-framed multi-paned sashand-case windows and fresh neutral colour palette emphasize the size and brightness of the accommodation, accessed by an almost 22ft entrance hall with solid oak flooring, panelled doors, plain cornicing, and a centrally positioned staircase. On the ground floor is a large sitting room, family room, 21ft-plus dining kitchen with French doors to the patio and back garden, a utility/laundry and adjoining shower room.
There’s also an integrated dishwasher, space for a large American-style fridge freezer – and still more space for a sofa/seating near the French doors, which are flanked by smaller matching windows making the room even brighter and enhancing the visual connection with the garden.
Borthwick Gate offers an excellent opportunity to acquire a large family home in an easily accessible rural setting – with stamp duty paid as an extra incentive.
Borthwick Gate, Number 1 Old Quarry Road, Duns In Region of £425,000 Details on page 7
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