Port Road, Duston, NORTHAMPTON

AMAZING SPACE

It has been almost nine years since the couple bought Brackenhurst. Dating back to the 1960s, it is believed to have been built on land once owned by the local stone quarry. “It was a good size when we bought it, but we could see the potential for extending it further,” she recalls. They initially began by landscaping the gardens, including opening up the driveway to the front. “Then we extended out to the back by creating a garden room off the kitchen – this is now used as a games room, with a pool table and darts board. We then enlarged the house again, to the front, with a two-storey extension. Downstairs, this gave us a huge office, with room for a conference table, and upstairs it allowed us to create a lovely bedroom, with a balcony. After that, we added the long balcony to the master bedroom, opened up the kitchen and dining room and replaced the turf lawn with artificial, pet-friendly grass.”

INSIDE AND OUT

As they have worked their way through the house, they have also upgraded fixtures and fittings to a high specification. Brackenhurst is now a stylish, contemporary lifestyle home, designed to offer outstanding space for family living, relaxation and entertainment. It could be an exceptional multi-generational house and is ideal for working from home. Entered from the front via a central reception hall, where there is a downstairs cloakroom, the ground floor has an easy flow. The capacious sitting room is dual aspect, with bi-folding doors that can be pulled right back to create seamless indoor-outdoor living in the warmer months. “This is a massive room that really comes into its own when we have lots of people here,” she observes. “In the summer, when the doors are open, it feels even larger.”

WHERE THE HEART IS

The hall also gives onto the beautiful kitchen dining room, where a chic new Wren kitchen, with dark blue units, white quartz work surfaces, a six-ring induction hob and four integrated ovens, has been fitted. This also features a peninsula, with a breakfast bar, and ample food preparation and storage space, as well as dining furniture and comfortable seating. “This is a great place for entertaining and socialising,” she says. “We can seat 12 people at the table and four more at the breakfast bar for Christmas dinner. I love it because I can be cooking in the kitchen area while still talking to people on the sofa or at the table.”

BRIGHT IDEAS

The kitchen dining room, which flows into the garden room, has French windows giving onto the terrace. It also leads into the utility room and the home office, where there is an en-suite shower room. “This room could, of course, easily become a fifth bedroom. Subject to the relevant planning permissions, this part of the house could even be converted into a self-contained annexe as it adjoins the utility room.” Also holding potential for future owners is the detached outbuilding, which could hold great possibilities for those seeking even more work, leisure or hobby space.

HAPPY TIMES

The first floor of Brackenhurst encompasses four beautiful bedrooms and three bathrooms. The spectacular master bedroom is truly impressive. “I love this room because it has wonderful wardrobe space, as well as its en-suite shower room and balcony,” she says. “The other fantastic bedroom is our son’s, at the front of the house. This also has a balcony, plus room for him to have a gym and sitting room area as well.” This bedroom and a guest room share the family bathroom, while the fourth bedroom benefits from an en-suite shower room. “I will miss the scale of this house when we leave,” she admits. “We are moving on now because we are downsizing. I will also miss my fabulous kitchen, which is still very new. But, she agrees, life at Brackenhurst has been magnificent. “It really is just a lovely place to be,” she adds.

SETTING THE SCENE

To the front of Brackenhurst there is a sizeable driveway, with space for some seven vehicles to park. To the rear, the house opens onto an enclosed garden, with areas for outside entertaining and relaxation. There is an artificial lawn, a generous terrace and an outbuilding that could have a range of different uses.

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