Buchanan Gardens, 185 Hamilton Road, G32

Nestled into a quiet, leafy residential pocket of Glasgow's East End, retaining its street name as a respectful nod to the original tobacco merchant who built the first country house there, 5 Buchanan Gardens is a truly inspiring family home which incorporates a wealth of striking traditional features; all seamlessly fused with a thoroughly contemporary decorative finish. Defined by a palpable sense of space, this spectacular townhouse expands over three equally impressive floors and sits within a considerable private garden plot with sizeable double-garage and off-street parking spaces to the rear.

Composed of handsome blonde sandstone, the striking facade of this property hints accurately towards the charm and sophistication within. Immediately engaging upon entry, a grand formal hallway with ornate ascending and descending staircases welcomes visitors and, in turn, affords access to the stunning accommodation on the principle floor. This includes a generous formal lounge (with charming focal point fireplace) formed around a sizeable bay window which envelopes the apartment in natural light, two superbly spacious bedrooms either of which might lend alternate purpose as a home office, and a contemporary family bathroom.

Descend to the garden level and the layout is fractionally less formal but no less impressive with a strong hint towards extending in-door hosting in to outdoor fun. A spacious family room is set to the front of the home with ample space afforded to dining and feature ‘French-door’ formation providing access to the leafy and private front garden. To the rear, an undeniably impressive kitchen hub combines an informal family area with comprehensively fitted ‘Wren’ kitchen and large island unit; the combination of which supports modern lifestyle trends. BI-fold doors allow a seamless flow to the rear garden and large patio thus promoting ‘Al-Fresco’ dining. To the rear of the kitchen lies a highly practical utility room whilst, completing the layout on this floor, as well as significant in-built storage, are a useful home office and a large four-piece family bathroom hosting both a jacuzzi bath and independent shower stall.

No less impressive, the upper floor of the property is largely dedicated to bedroom space with three notably spacious double bedrooms, the principle of which boasts an elegant fireplace as well as a large dressing room, all set off a broad central hallway. There is also a further three-piece bathroom on this floor with modern sanitary ware and, in addition, access to an expansive attic area.

The exterior is equally captivating with a distant boundary of mature trees cradling the property to the front making privacy paramount in the tranquil garden. The home also sits against the somewhat idyllic backdrop of Mount Vernon Park which lies beyond the lengthy and perfectly manicured rear garden. This area is fully enclosed and beautifully designed with a combination of lawn and patios, thus creating an extremely low-maintenance proposition and, as previously mentioned, incorporates a double garage which sits against the rear boundary of the plot. Of additional note, there is also parking to the front of the property set between the edge of the private front garden and entrance to a larger front communal garden.