Some homes ooze sophistication inside that beautifully complements the character found outside and this wonderfully winning combination can be found at this house for sale. It gives the property the undisputed definition of a dream home.
Add to this super stylish home with gorgeous interior design a rural location that offers sweeping countryside views over the undulating landscape but with Wales' capital city within commuting distance, the popular market town of Cowbridge just down the road, and a popular country pub within stumbling distance, and the dream is complete.
If you have almost £2m to spend on your next home, this luxury property in Vale of Glamorgan is the dream made reality. For everyone else it's a lesson in elegant interiors. Located near the village of Llancarfan, the period home can offer you a rural retreat in a gently sloping elevated position that makes the most of the expansive views at the back of the property.
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The house looks out onto a quiet country lane, the stone wall and wrought iron gate a most attractive welcome for pedestrians and the sweeping drive that goes past the visually very pleasing symmetrical Georgian facade and around to the side of the house where there is ample parking an impressive welcome for vehicles.
The first of the 'must-have' features for many buyers, a garage, greets you and this one is a beast, offering three garages for the cars and two attached stables for the horses who can also enjoy their own paddock that comes with this dream home sale.
The excitement starts from the moment you arrive at the front door and so it should because behind it is an elegant and beautiful home full of character, mixed with contemporary luxury, mixed with comfort. From the front the house looks a good size but it is hiding another beast of a building that stretches out at the rear of the home in the shape of a well-designed extension.
The home is so substantial it has two front doors, but if you choose the door in the original section of the house, the symmetry continues with a reception room either side of the central hall.
But don't rush to get in and have a nose around these two lovely spaces too quickly as the hall is worth a more in depth look, boasting coving, wall panelling, an archway to the staircase and an oak floor that offers you a warm welcome even on the coldest of days.
One the front reception rooms can assist with that too, tempting you in to sit by the log burner in the stone fireplace after finding it behind a beautiful stripped wood panel internal door that can still show off its traditional handle to add more character to this period piece.
There's coving, panelling, and wood flooring in this lounge too, as well as the tasteful decor befitting of such an elegant home, all lit not just by the chandelier but also by the sunlight streaming through the sizeable multi-panelled Georgian window.
Another stylish reception room can be found across the hallway, where the interior design worthy of a glossy magazine continue, before reaching the period staircase at the end of the hall that can delight you with carved spindles and a bonus and unexpected third reception room.
This is currently used as an exercise room with a static bike helpfully placed in front of a set of French doors - perfect for distracting views and inviting cooling breezes in, if the cycling session gets really serious. This home has a number of versatile spaces and this could be one of them - home office, formal dining room, or media room are just a few suggestions.
There's a cloakroom and also a playroom that leads out onto a back garden terrace via French doors within this front section of the house too, before you come to the side entrance of the house.
Here there's a handy second entrance door that leads to a practical as well as pretty hallway directly from the home's parking area and triple garage, with a wall of storage and bench for changing out of your shoes or wellies both helpful additions to the design of this space.
Through a wide, open doorway then and into arguably one of the top stars of this property show, a new kitchen diner and lounge extension that has been expertly added and is a cocoon of glass that connects this new space to the home's glorious countryside location via multiple picture windows and French doors.
It is a new wing but the exposed beams, timeless furniture, and continuation of the soft and stylish decor peppered with statement patterns creates a characterful space that flows effortlessly from the period part of the home.
There's lots to see and love about this sociable wing of this dream home, a new addition to the house but expertly amalgamated into a rear extension of the main period property. And because it's new, it has been designed to be the perfect place to enjoy multiple countryside views via its plethora of windows and doors.
Firstly there's a lounge area, with French doors on both sides of the room allowing seamless access to an impressive and substantial terrace that completely wraps around this new wing of the home, offering a huge choice of places to relax and multiple differing angles from which to absorb the views.
The open-plan space flows into a dining zone, again flanked by windows and doors on both sides to ensure the outside connection continues. And then the stunning kitchen takes pride of place at the 'bridge' of this stylish interiors ship, with a bank of windows on two sides that allows the cook to feel surrounded by the rural vistas.
Of course the kitchen is gorgeous - the high end, tasteful interiors in this home never stop - and maybe the focal point in this space is the generous island unit where surely most of the kitchen activity occurs with an oven, wine cooler and double sided breakfast bar all included in this feature's stunning design.
The kitchen turns a corner into the utility room, which has access to the terrace outside too. Once outside there is plenty to see as well as the panoramic views that wrap around the house.
There's a substantial garden that includes a family-friendly area plus the paddock for the horses, and plenty of space for a swimming pool should a new owner want to add one.
From the inner courtyard terrace, that is found between the playroom and the utility room with the wall of glass of the kitchen diner as the backdrop, you can see the extra accommodation that's been added to the original house.
As well as the kitchen diner wing, the whole of the house has been extended to the rear including the first floor that protrudes out further than the lower floor to provide a covered seating area on the terrace below it.
The extra space created upstairs has been put to very good use, creating a beautiful family bathroom with a statement roll-top bath placed perfectly under the window for a direct connection to the views. But adjacent to this new bathroom addition is another star of this home - a master bedroom suite that is an absolute stunner.
From the spacious bedroom there's a dressing room flanked by pretty mirrored wardrobes and a dressing table at the end of the room placed under the window for the best natural light assistance plus a mesmerising view of the landscape directly from the chair.
The dressing room has a door to the luxury ensuite which can also boast a bath with a view, not only mimicking the design of the family bathroom but also continuing the luxury fixtures and finishes that includes marble tiling, a double walk-in shower, and a double sink vanity unit.
There are five bedrooms in total, with an ensuite in bedroom two, and a smaller fifth bedroom that would make a perfect home office if work space is required over extra sleeping space.
This former grange that has been given a most elegant and sophisticated update and extended to provide modern family accommodation is on the market with a guide price of £1,995,000 with estate agent Herbert R Thomas, call the Cowbridge branch on 01446 772911 to find out more. And don't miss the best dream homes in Wales, renovation stories and interiors, join the Amazing Welsh Homes newsletter which is sent to your inbox twice a week.
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