BSPC Feature Property For Sale - Norwich Cottage, Chirnside

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BSPC FEATURE PROPERTY

A new-from-old family home in Chirnside To call this property a cottage is a bit of a misnomer when the completely upgraded and extended property is actually a wonderfully spacious and substantial family home in the Berwickshire village of Chirnside, twelve miles or so from Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Present owners Alison and Robert Rankine were looking for a renovation project when they found the cottage ten years ago. “It was fairly dilapidated, but we could see it had immense potential and could make an outstanding home,” says Alison. “And we loved the village setting, which has lovely views of the Cheviots.”

Having bought the property, they stripped it right back to the bare walls, added a sizeable extension and turned their vision for the house into a reality.

Now, the layout includes a hall, spacious living room with windows to the front and rear and an attractive feature fireplace with open fire, formal dining room with built-in storage, ground floor shower room, and a 20ft family /dining/kitchen with patio doors to the rear garden and open views far beyond to the Cheviots.

Upstairs, the luxuriously appointed family bathroom has a raised bath and separate, fully tiled corner shower – this floor also has a useful boxroom/study and three double bedrooms, the largest of which is a very pretty room with a decorative open fireplace, triple aspect windows/views, and an en suite shower room.

“It was fairly dilapidated, but we could see it had immense potential and could make an outstanding home”

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with a few unexpected pleasant surprises Kitchens sell houses and this one is particularly desirable, fitted with contemporary units, butchers block wooden worktops, integrated appliances and feature tiling, while the dining/family has large double doors opening to the garden.

Decorated like the rest of the house in a neutral palette to emphasise the feeling of space and natural light, this amazing open-plan space is the hub for everyday family living.

The rear garden is mainly lawn with mature trees and shrubs and mesmerising views, but there is also an unexpected surprise – a detached two-storey barn at the end of a large pebbled driveway and parking area.

At present the 30ft ground level, which is access by timber double doors, comprises a large garage and workshop, but with internal and external staircases leading to a similarly sizeable upper floor fitted with Velux windows, there is ample scope for the barn to be further developed subject to planning.

Norwich Cottage is a property that has age and character on the outside and all the benefits of living in what is essentially a recently built modern house inside –a combination that makes it an ideal family home in an established setting within a delightful village, close to shops, schools and other amenities. And as Alison and Robert are offering to pay most of the Stamp Duty for the buyer - leaving a balance of just 1% - it’s an opportunity too good to miss!

Norwich Cottage, Main Street, Chirnside, TD11 3XR Asking Price £275,0 0 0

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