A detached fourbedroom dormer bungalow on one of Sutton's quiet residential roads goes under the hammer on April 19th. It is expected to fetch £400,000-plus. Number 29 Church Road was built two years ago and designed by the architect to an unstinting specification. Copious use of natural timber, a good living area flow and unusually-shaped windows give the house a bright Scandinavian look.
At 1,750 sq ft, the house is by no means small but has a very manageable layout. Hamilton Osborne King expects considerable interest from people trading down from much larger houses on the Howth peninsula. Its walk-in condition and location a few minute's walk from the village will be a definite draw. Polished maple floors run through the entire ground floor living area, except for the kitchen, which is tiled. An unusual feature is a shelved wine cellar down a few steps off the entrance hall. A floor-to-ceiling window on the staircase floods the hallway with natural light.
To the right, there is a maple-floored sittingroom with pine windows and a gas coal-effect fireplace. Timber double doors open right back to the diningroom, which has French doors out to the side lawn. The kitchen has a plentiful supply of maple units. Off the kitchen, there is a plumbed utility room, which houses the gas boiler and hot-press. Two of the four bedrooms and the main bathroom are downstairs, to the left off the hallway. Curved white sanitary ware in the bathroom has antique-style brass fittings and floor and walls tiled in off-white. One of the downstairs bedrooms is a double and the other a large single. The two upstairs bedrooms under the eaves have sloping ceilings and lots of character. A small room at the front of the house would make an ideal study or workroom. Overlooking the back garden, the main bedroom spans the length of the house.
There is a fitted walk-in wardrobe, a dressing area with enough drawer space for the most prolific clothes-hoarder and a large en suite shower room. Wide timber-framed windows at one end of this room and three smaller square-shaped windows set high over the sleeping area provide an abundance of light.
The garden wraps around three ends of the house. Not too large and surrounded by cream-painted walls, it has been recently landscaped, with a lawn to the side and a paved and gravelled terrace at the back. A seating area can be seen from the kitchen.
