Property description

An absolutely stunning contemporary house of 2,176 sq ft, with a wonderful south-west facing garden and off street parking for two cars. The property offers truly luxurious living space; an exceptional 35’ long, elegant drawing room with a glorious view of the garden, and on the floor below is a fabulous casual family living area combined with kitchen/breakfast room and a dining area beyond. Supremely practical, with a very smart kitchen, utility room, cloakroom, modern style bathrooms and under-floor heating throughout, this is a lovely home.

Vardens Road is well regarded tree-lined street off St. Johns Hill, and within a 5 minute walk of Clapham Junction Station with its excellent transport links, as well as the extensive local cafes, restaurants, bars, boutiques and shops which are found along fashionable St. John’s Hill, Northcote Road and in Clapham Junction itself.

FRONT GARDEN 21'4\" x 19'8\" (6.5m x 6m). Wide frontage with stone block-paved hard-standing providing off street parking for two cars. Impressive, wide steps up to front door.

RAISED GROUND FLOOR

ENTRANCE HALL    Exceptionally spacious and with masses of natural light coming in from tall windows on the half landings both above and below, and from a glass brick panel next to the front door. Double doors leading through to reception room. Maple stripwood flooring, picture light. A striking maple and glass staircase leads to all floors, with a window on each half landing.

CLOAKROOM    Wall hung basin with mixer tap, wc with concealed cistern, vanity recess with fitted mirror and downlights, tiled splashbacks. Wall of floor to ceiling fitted cupboards, housing Vaillant gas central heating boiler and providing storage space ideal for shoes, coats, golf clubs etc. Tiled floor. Window to rear.

DOUBLE RECEPTION ROOM 35'1\" x 18'11\" (10.7m x 5.77m). A wonderful room, effectively providing three possible sitting areas, and affording a lovely view over the garden. Sliding glass doors to front and rear, each opening onto a ‘Juliet' balcony with glass balustrade. Further single window to front. Maple stripwood flooring. Picture light.

LOWER GROUND FLOOR

HALL    With natural light coming in from the half landing. Tiled floor.

UTILITY/CLOAKROOM    Utility/Cloakroom: Sink and drainer with cupboards below, space for washing machine, wc with concealed cistern. Floating shelves and shoe hooks. Tiled floor.

KITCHEN/DINING/FAMILY ROOM 40' x 18'11\" (12.2m x 5.77m). Fantastic light room. Casual family sitting area, large kitchen with room for central breakfast table, dining area seating 10 comfortably. Sliding glass doors lead out to a secluded terrace and enjoy a lovely aspect of the garden. Spacious kitchen with an excellent range of handle-less wall and base cabinets with white gloss doors. Corian worktops and up-stands, a large under-mounted stainless steel sink with 'insinkerator'; units include deep pan drawers and tall units housing Siemens oven and microwave, integrated fridge/freezer and pull-out food storage unit; Siemens induction hob with concealed extractor hood above, Miele integrated dishwasher; separate, wide run of units ideal for serving/prep with pan/utensil drawers and pair of wine coolers. Generous dining area with one wall of deep floor-to-ceiling storage cupboards, a large skylight above the far end and a high-level window looking out (sideways) onto the front garden. Tiled floor.

GARDEN 47'9\" x 25'7\" (14.55m x 7.8m). Sliding doors open onto a secluded terrace, with a fitted bench seat and a mirrored wall panel with water/pebble feature, framed by a beautifully scented evergreen climber, trachelospermum jasminoides. Wide steps lead up to a further terrace and beautifully landscaped garden, with two banks of lavishly planted Agapanthus, four tall Cypress trees and three loquat (or Japanese plum) trees. A circular lawn has a stone path leading around and behind a curved, polished metal planter filled with sculptural ever green grasses, and surrounding plants include New Zealand tree ferns (Dicksonia Antarctica) and a banana tree. The landscaping also includes discrete uplights and fitted garden cupboards against the side wall, which are faced in lovely weathered timber.

FIRST FLOOR LANDING    With maple stripwood flooring. Large airing cupboard housing Megaflow hot water cylinder. Galleried staircase continuing up to the next floor.

STUDY/BEDROOM 4 11'2\" x 7'7\" (3.4m x 2.31m). Wall of bookshelves. Window to front.

BEDROOM 3 11'1\" x 9'1\" (3.38m x 2.77m). Wide windows to front.

BATHROOM    White panelled bath with mixer tap and shower over, wall hung basin, wc with concealed cistern. Vanity recess with glass display shelf, fitted mirror and downlights. Chrome ladder style radiator/towel rail. White tiled walls and floor.

BEDROOM 2 15' x 10'1\" (4.57m x 3.07m). Pair of fitted wardrobes with hanging and shelves above. Two floating display shelves. Wide windows with a lovely view over the garden.

TOP FLOOR LANDING    Maple stripwood flooring.

MASTER BEDROOM 17'3\" x 13'4\" (5.26m x 4.06m). Wall of fitted wardrobes with hanging and shelving. Wide windows to front.

EN SUITE BATHROOM    Double-ended white panelled bath with mixer tap, recessed vanity shelf with glass display shelf, fitted mirror and downlights above, wide tiled shower cubicle with sliding glass door, wall hung contemporary hand basin, wc with concealed cistern. Chrome ladder style radiator/towel rail. Mosaic tiled walls, tiled floor. Wide windows to rear.