Turners Mead, Chiddingfold, Godalming, Surrey, GU8

Behind the charm of a cottage facade with hung tiles and climbing shrubs there’s a stunning contemporary family home that’s beautifully styled and designed. A spacious fully powered studio with anthracite framed bi-fold doors sits to the rear of south-west facing gardens, while the accomplished three storey layout of the home itself has been sympathetically extended to give a prized sense of space.

Step in from the canopied doorway and you’ll find a fluid ground floor with a sophisticated large lounge that gives an instant glimpse of superior aesthetics that flow throughout. A heritage sage green accent wall lends a refined dash of colour, while the more than generous dimensions unfold onto a magnificent kitchen/diner bathed in natural light. Spacious and considered, it’s easy to see that this hugely impressive space is a fantastic place to enjoy everything from day to day life to Christmas Day get-togethers. The extensive dining area gives you ample chance to include a relaxed/snug seating area, and while a duo of skylights in the high ceiling amplifies the feeling of space, timber framed bi-fold doors give a seamless interplay with the patio and gardens. Impeccably appointed, the excellent fully fitted kitchen pairs the charm of painted country cabinets and a butler sink with the sociable bar stool seating of a brilliantly broad central island. Integrated appliances include an oven, gas hob and dishwasher, while sage metro tiled splashbacks and glass pendants are finer details that make this space so utterly inviting.

A cloakroom adds the perfect finishing touch to a superb ground floor and a deep understairs cupboard provides handy storage.

The classic design of a turning staircase leads the way upstairs where a series of four exceptional bedrooms supply an ideal measure of flexible family accommodation. Filled with light a double aspect main bedroom suite sits exclusively on the top floor offering an enticing retreat. Soft grey tones lend a calm and restful feel, dormer windows look out to the open greenery of the surrey countryside, and a contemporary en suite will give a deluxe start to the morning with its walk-in waterfall shower.

Three additional bedrooms pepper the first floor and include a second double bedroom with garden vistas. A large single bedroom is currently a nursery while the fourth has the versatility to become a study or walk-in wardrobe if preferred. Together they share a modern family bathroom that’s both pared-back and stylish with its luminescent metro tiles. A full sized bath has a glass screen and overhead shower, and a feature square window allows a light to filter in. A deep double door cupboard on the landing provides handy additional storage without encroaching on the floor space of flow of this outstanding home.

Outside
To the rear the bi-fold doors of the kitchen/diner pull back to let a south-west facing landscaped patio become part of your home. Ideally sized for al fresco dining or simply sitting back and unwinding in the sun, it adjoins a gently sloping established lawn that encourages you to take a stroll to the top of the garden where a magnificent double aspect studio adds a host of possibilities. Timber framed, fully powered and with its own decked terrace, this exceptional added space allows you to create everything from a play/games/TV room or gym to a dedicated home office. A wall of anthracite framed bi-fold doors give a highly contemporary yet tasteful feel, and a laminate wood floor inside lends a warming balance to crisp white walls. Hidden away, an attached walk-in store room has space for garden tools, furniture, bikes and barbeques.

At the front of the cottage a shared path invites you up to the canopied doorway of a traditional red brick and tile-hung facade bordered by evergreen hedging that provide colour and interest throughout the seasons. A gravel hardstanding has off-road parking and to the side a prodigious private driveway produces a wealth of extra space and has the convenience of an electric car charging point.