SOLD our 3 Bedroom Semi Detached Family Home - Downstairs Floorplan

The house is double glazed and centrally heated, with plenty of double electrical sockets throughout. The layout of our property affords a great deal of flexibility, whether throwing a party, having a family get together or everyone doing something different. We've had naming ceremonies for our children here with over 80 guests and our annual Fireworks 'do' and summer Bar-b-que are great examples of flexible indoor/outdoor living with the food inside and the hotstuff outside (obviously!).

We hear so much about "flow" on interior design programmes, we don't know too much about that we just know that this house just works for us. From relaxing in the living room to putting on a party, from school morning breakfasts to lazy Sunday roasts we know that for the right family this house is going to be a property to be proud of and a fantastic home in which to raise a family. We really would stay here if we could but our family circumstances don't allow us to.

Dimensions
The following dimensions are approximate and rounded up to the nearest whole inch. Measurements have been taken across the widest part of the room.

Hallway

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Living Room

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Dining Room

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Kitchen

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Porch & Hallway
Walking through the arched porch you'll catch the scent of the rose and honeysuckle bushes (during the spring and summer) creeping their way around the top. Our hardwood door is painted a vivid blue and is set off with polished brass door furniture. Once into the Hallway you have a wide bristle shoe mat the full width of the hallway to help control the ingress of dirt. This leads on to light oak effect laminate flooring choosen for it's hard wearing practicality in such a high traffic area.

To the left and above head height is the electric meter hidden from sight in their own cupboard. At eye level we then have the coat hooks and below is the radiator which warms up your outdoor coats wonderfully. And finally we have a small window which floods the hall and stairs with light and the wondow ledge provide a handy cubby for keys, wallets, phones and loose change. Or at least it does in our household!

To the right is the door into the lounge and just beyond are the stairs. Carpeted in a light hessian effect knotted twist with random dots of dark brown effect throughout. It's nicer than we've described and was chosen as it seemed a calming, neutral carpet. Which contniues throughout much of upstairs, but to that later...

     Open Plan Understair area

Shelving Storage

The Other Sofas

Dining Room

As you follow the hard wearing laminate flooring from the halway and walk through into the Dining room one of the first things that you'll notice is the open fireplace. It endeared us to the house in the first place with Victorian tiles and hardwood surround and mantle plus the dark green marble hearth, it looks very impressive and adds a great focal point to the room. It wasn't quite our taste but we were loathe to rip it out as it really fitted in with the look and feel of the house. We were so pleased with our decision as one Christmas the boiler broke down (all working now of course). It really warmed the whole house through and provided all the warmth we needed to have a truly happy Christmas.

To the left of the Fireplace are the French Doors which open out onto the 30ft long patio. It provides great access to the garden and the light really streams in through them (and the smaller side window which matches the hallway one) and with the patio doors open during the summer it brings a breath of fresh air into the whole house. Many a morning we've had breakfast on the patio, a very relaxing Meditteranean start to anyone's day.

To the right of the Fireplace is the entrance to the kitchen, there is a door to seperate kitchen and dining room but we rarely if ever used it, so much so that we removed it completely. Our plans for the kitchen and dining room were that we'd lose some of the patio and add an all glass conservatory where the French doors open and knock the kitchen through creating a breakfast bar where the kitchen window is and have a massive lounge diner. We've been told that this is very "do-able" by two builders and we know that this would create a truly stunning living and dining area. We're sad that we won;t get to see that but know that this gives scope to add value and improve the property a real plus for whichever family moves in. Although that said we had no problems living with the property as it is but it would have been a great addition.