1 Sydserf, North Berwick, East Lothian, EH39 5JJ

The property

7th March 12 noon Welcome to 1 Sydserf. Unique, traditional detached bungalow (with an award-winning extension) situated near North Berwick, enjoying a rural location, with views to Edinburgh, and offers four/five bedrooms, a large open-plan living area, a bathroom, and an ensuite shower room, plus delightful gardens and a private, multi-car driveway. Welcoming you into the property is a light-filled entrance porch, with space for coat and shoe storage, leading directly into the living accommodation. The living and dining room spans an impressive footprint, offering plenty of space for configurations of lounge and dining furniture. A southwest-facing bay window provides an ideal space for a dining table and chairs and takes full advantage of the home's rural setting, with views over the gardens and beautiful rolling countryside beyond. The room further benefits from neutral décor, cleverly designed, bespoke fitted bookcases, and wood flooring, whilst a Hwam wood-burning stove creates a warm atmosphere and a homely focal point around which furniture can be arranged. In the adjoining kitchen, a selection of fitted solid wood cabinets are accompanied by matching wood worktops, neutral splashback tiling, and a double Belfast sink. A useful clothes pulley also features, and the kitchen affords access to a rear porch with built-in boiler and airing cupboards and an external entrance. The main part of the house accommodates three bedrooms, all tastefully decorated and two fitted with carpets, with the third featuring wood flooring. The smallest bedroom offers potential to be used as a home office – ideal for those who work or study from home. The unique, contemporary child-focused extension is home to a double-height living room which is adjoined by bunk room with space-saving triple bunks (with a climbing net for access), and a dressing room (with access out onto a sheltered patio and the garden beyond) leading to an en-suite shower room. The living area has the potential to be used as an extra bedroom, owing to a mezzanine level bedroom (accessed via a ladder) providing acomfortable sleeping area. The extension has won the architect (Sutherland & Co) two awards: The Saltire Society Housing Design Awards 2019 (commendation for single dwelling) and The Edinburgh Architectural Association Design Awards 2016 (small projects award). The en-suite shower room is flooded with natural light through a skylight window and features attractive tiling, a large shower area, a WC, and a basin, whilst the family bathroom, in the main house, comprises a bath with an overhead shower and a glazed screen, a basin set into storage, a WC, and a tall chrome towel radiator. Externally, the home is complemented by generous garden grounds, offering serene outdoor spaces torelax and enjoy the tranquil surroundings and farreachingviews, with a built-in pizza oven, spacious lawns, areas for outdoor seating, established trees and hedging, a vegetable patch, a hen coop, an external fish tank, and a wealth of fruit trees, including apple, pear, cherry, damson, and olive trees. A large driveway offers excellent private parking. The home also benefits from solar panels. Extras: Kitchen appliances comprising an Aga stoveand a washing machine will be included in the sale. Please note, no warranties or guarantees shall be provided for the appliances.