146 Carrick Knowe Avenue, Edinburgh, EH12 7DF

Hall

The entrance door has a patterned glass insert and opens to a welcoming and bright reception area that gives access to the main apartments. A deep cupboard beside the door provides excellent storage space and has a light to assist when rummaging in the further recesses. The cupboard also houses the not-long-fitted central heating boiler. Coat hooks are handily located for the parking of hats, scarves and, er, coats. Laminated flooring is both attractive and practical, allowing muddy foot or paw prints to be quickly dealt with.

Lounge

4.5 m X 3.33 m / 14'9" X 10'11"

The view from the patio doors over the rear garden and looking down the treelined fairways of the golf course beyond should soothe even the most furrowed brow (even where the furrows come from frustrations born of tackling said golf course). To the right is the fourteenth green (sufficiently far way to mean that errant approach shots ought not to be a concern) while to the left there is the fifteenth tee. The eye is inevitably drawn to the outside but there is another attractive focal point in the electric fire and surround. The silvan-themed wallpaper over the fire complements what nature has to offer outdoors and there are textured paper finishes to the other walls. The patio doors naturally provide excellent natural light but there is also a three-way ceiling-mounted light fitting for when artificial illumination is needed. There is plenty of space for soft furniture as well as a dining table and chairs. An open press beside the door from the hall provides useful storage. A fifteen-pane glass door gives access to the kitchen.

Kitchen

2.57 m X 1.85 m / 8'5" X 6'1"

When it’s tea (not tee) time, the resident chef has the same view of the golf course as from the lounge to give possible inspiration. When it comes to the practicalities, they have the benefit of good worktop space and a Belling four burner gas hob with double oven and grill to work with. The view comes from a picture window that makes again provides good natural light but there are also three-way ceiling-mounted spotlights. The window provides good ventilation and there is also an extractor hood over the cooker. A stainless-steel sink with mixer tap and drainer is there for the washing up, with the view perhaps helping to make it less of a chore. As well as the cooker and oven, the washing machine and fridge freezer are included in the price. The wall and floor units also provide good storage and their white fronts and chrome handles contribute to the bright fresh feel. There is contemporary tiling over the work surfaces and emulsion finishes elsewhere.

Bedroom 1

5.11 m X 3.33 m / 16'9" X 10'11"

The front facing situation and view over the front garden make for a very pleasant main sleeping apartment, with very generous dimensions. The view is courtesy of a shallow bay window that makes the room naturally bright and airy. There is more than enough space for freestanding furniture, but excellent storage comes by way of a triple wardrobe with partly mirror-fronted sliding doors. The end sections each have an upper-level shelf above hanging space and low-level drawers. In between there is more hanging space beneath a deep shelf. There is a patterned paper finish to one wall and textured paper finishes to the others. The textured ceiling comes with a plain coving.

Bedroom 2

3.68 m X 2.92 m / 12'1" X 9'7"

Also situated to the front and again with a view to the garden through its picture window, this good-sized double room provides future-proofing against the arrival of tiny and then growing feet. It would also serve as a very pleasant home office or study pending the arrival of those additional feet. There are patterned paper finishes to the walls.

Bathroom

Good natural light is provided by the patterned opaque windows and that is accentuated by the attractive wall and floor tiles and the white suite. That suite comprises a close couple WC, bath and stylish wash-hand basin and there is also a Mira Sport shower over the bath. The wash-handbasin and bath both have chrome waterfall mixer taps and there are twin drawers beneath the basin, providing useful storage. The window sill offers more open storage as well as being the natural location for candles when a leisurely soak is the order of the day (or evening).

Outside

The property benefits from both a front and back garden. A shared path runs from the pavement past the (side) entrance door and on to the rear of the building. The front garden has an area laid with gravel chips that gives access to a lawn with well-stocked borders, which include mature bushes and dwarf conifers. To the rear, the patio doors open to…a patio, and there is also another area laid with gravel chips, as well as space for a shed. Clothes can be dried the old-fashioned and environmentally-friendly way: outside, on a shared green.