The Househunter: Room by Room

Nearly at the end of January then. My last meeting finished at 4.30pm yesterday and it was so lovely to wave goodbye and still be in daylight. So, with that in mind, I have just two properties for you this week but both of them have such lovely large windows that I fell immediately in love. These long, dark days do make you dream, not just of warmth and sun but also of light. So let’s go. To Somerset we head.

These are the Marlborough Buildings, in Bath, considered to be one of the finest addresses in the city with views across to the Royal Crescent. The house, which is arranged over four floors, has been converted into three flats – one with a garden and two maisonettes on the floors above

This one, on the ground and first floor, is on the market (as is the other) with Savills for £1,450,000. The second, on the second and third floor is asking £1,250,000. The last two images belong to the second property which has four bedrooms as opposed to the three on the lower floors.

But you can peruse the details if you fancy buying either of them. If my lottery numbers come up this weekend I will almost certainly add it to my list….At the moment I’m just looking at those windows and dreaming of summer days.

There’s something about a huge room with wooden floors and massive windows that reach nearly floor to ceiling. And I’m sure those ceilings are very high. Imagine the dramatic pendant lights you could install here – rather than those tracks that are there currently.

That dark wall at the end of the landing also serves to emphasise how tall and light the building is. Now, as much as I love a dark room (and the Mad sitting room might be about to go even darker…) in a house that is this light and bright I think I would stick with the whiter shades of pale rather than dark and dramatic.

What do you think? Fancy this one? While we’re in the county let’s nip over to this converted chapel, with views of Glastonbury Tor. It’s on for £650,000 with The Modern House. Got a spare two mill? You could have both – town and country living in one fell swoop. I’ve even convinced myself. What do you think?

Once again this is pale walls and decor with fabulous windows – well you’d expect no less from a converted chapel –  but having looked at the outside more closely, I’m not sure about sharing the front garden with a graveyard. Still, perhaps with interiors like this I could get over it. And my city bolthole of course.

I’m definitely in search of a wall to panel that’s for sure. The layers of neutral colours just work so well in this room with the large windows and simple wooden floor.

This is the main living space and there’s a small bedroom off one end (by the dining table). The property is made up to two buildings – the former chapel and a meeting house at the back. The buildings are connected but the owners have kept it as two self-contained units as they run the Chapel as a holiday let.

Here’s the bathroom with that great walk-in shower and still room for a free-standing bath. I’m not sure I would actually have that chair there but it brings a great splash of colour to the room doesn’t it. I might add a vintage wooden stool – good for towel draping and wine glass resting and takes up less space.

Finally the bedroom – imagine having a bedroom big enough for a sofa at the end of the bed. These colours are so restful with the soft grey on the lower half and the chalky white top with that turmeric yellow sofa to add colour.

So there we are. Anyone spending their lottery win this week or are we rolling over to next Friday? Let me know in the boxes below and have a lovely weekend everyone.