Nr Chef Boutonne - For sale :..

Beautiful farmhouse with barn extension designed by architects and renovated by local artisans offers spacious 4 bed/2 bath accommodation in well planned gardens with heated swimming pool, no expense has been spared, early viewing recommended.

Enter into the large entrance hall or garden room with tiled floor, glazed double height doors to the terrace which overlooks the pool area, exposed beams, beech staircase to the first floor and chestnut ceiling under the mezzanine, rising to a vaulted ceiling to the front of the room. To the left are double glazed doors to the sitting room, original Charentaise limestone fireplace with wood burning stove, window to the front, chestnut flooring and exposed ceiling beams. To the left are double glazed doors to the breakfast kitchen, door and bulls eye window to the front, tiled floor, original cupboard, fully fitted with wooden units, featuring an oven, hob, cooker hood, dishwasher and fridge freezer. Off the kitchen is a useful laundry room, wc and large storeroom. To the right of the entrance hall is the office with tiled floor, door to the front, chestnut ceiling with exposed beams. Door to the rear wine cellar with gravel floor and exposed stone walls. Not everyone wants a cellar so this could be converted into a bathroom and the office into a ground floor bedroom.

The beech staircase form the hall leads up to the galleried mezzanine area with chestnut flooring, exposed stone walls and vaulted ceiling giving access to the bedrooms and bathrooms Master bedroom has a window to the front, carpet, and features a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams. Bedroom 2 has a window to the front, carpet and a vaulted ceiling with exposed beams. Shower room has tiled walls and floor, glass shower cubicle, pedestal sink , wc and heated towel rail. Accessed from the mezzanine is family bathroom with tiled wall and floor, bath, separate shower, sink, wc and heated towel rail. Bedroom 3 has a window to the front, chestnut floor and built in wardrobe. Bedroom 4 has a chestnut floor and window to the side.

Attached to the house is a large garage with shelving for storage and trap door in the ceiling giving access to the roof space above and over the utility room.
Workshop store holds the oil tanks for the heating it has a vaulted ceiling with three windows and has electricity installed.

There is a 11 x 5m swimming pool to one side of the garden, surrounded by a stone terrace and enclosed with a modular fencing system, the pool is heated via a heat exchange pump and there is a solar shower. Timber pool house that houses the pool pump and controls.

The gardens are well designed giving many different areas, with gravel paths, arches, lawn and pergolas and a wide variety of shrubs, perennials, fruit trees and climbers.

The property has full oil fired central heating, good insulation and hard wood double glazing and shutters throughout.

The historical village of Melleran has a bakery and soon to reopen bar/restaurant and is just 7km from the market towns of Chef Boutonne and Sauze-Vaussais. The larger cities of Niort, Poitiers and Angouleme are 45 minutes drive away. Nearest airport and TGV stations are at Poitiers.

Kim Cowles, (Agent Commercial) - RSAC N° 50195547000015. (dont 12 500€TTC honoraires a la charge de l'acquereur). Tel : 06 73 89 73 09 E-mail : kim@allez-francais.com