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Blending a beautiful Scandi style aesthetic with tactile natural
materials such as oak and exposed brick, this light filled period
house is just moments from the thriving Francis Road and wide open
green spaces. Full of well thought out contemporary and sustainable
design details, it has a lovely flow and features a spacious dining
kitchen, three good sized bedrooms, and a leafy private garden.
Over the past few years, the current owners have carefully
reimagined and renovated the property, tweaking the layout to make
the most of natural light, replacing the kitchen and bathroom,
undertaking a full rewire while adding ultra slim steel plate
switches and sockets, and decorating with eco friendly non toxic
matt finish paints.
New slim profile obsidian black aluminium windows and new
internal timber doors were also fitted. At the same time, the
heating system was replaced with a new boiler, underfloor heating,
and high quality floor standing column radiators.
Shielded by a hedge topped white painted brick wall, the house
greets you with a London stock brick frontage and white framed
windows with a striking oversized white painted lintel. Follow a
path laid with red Fired Earth quarry tiles that leads through a
cast iron gate and past a cobble blocked front garden with raised
sleeper edged planters to an arched porch. Here, youll find your
four panelled, part glazed black front door with transom window and
charming brass fox knocker.
The calming and bright hallway sets the tone for the rest of the
house. It features a fantastic limewashed exposed brick feature
wall, raw metal two column floor standing radiator, pendant light,
and beautiful pale oak wide plank wood flooring, which continues
into the dual aspect living room on your left.
Lit by windows to the front and rear, the wall between the
reception and dining room has been removed to create an open plan
feel and introduce additional sources of natural light to the
space. The 145 year old rafters which span the length of both rooms
and original floorboards above have been lovingly exposed and
restored to create a characterful, richly toned effect
overhead.
To the front, the original red brickwork of the chimney breast
has been exposed and repointed, adding texture and earthy tones to
the white walls, while the exposed brick of the rear fireplace has
been limewashed, and both hearths laid with antique style inky blue
and white tiles. Other details include bespoke shelving to the
alcoves, a pair of white column style radiators, and a trio of
black pendants over the dining area.
As you walk through to the kitchen, youll pass a handy coat
closet and storage area under the stairs to your right and a WC to
your left containing a reeded style glass window, underfloor
heating, a close coupled loo and a wall mounted basin with a chrome
mixer tap.
The kitchen layout has been carefully designed to maximise
storage and practicality, leading the eye towards a fabulous
picture window and French doors framing the garden beyond. Further
light is drawn into the room via a lovely side facing window with
oak sill to match the bespoke oak open shelves lining the walls,
while white Eye ceiling spotlights by Edit Lighting and a black
pendant over the dining table zone the different spaces at
night.
Olive green base units with plenty of useful pan drawers echo
the green of the garden outside and pair with a custom Silestone
Blanco Zeus worktop and slim, flat, matt white splashback tiles.
Weathered concrete floor tiles run underfoot, warmed by underfloor
heating.
There is an undermounted stainless steel sink with Hansgrohe Jet
brushed steel mixer tap, with integrated appliances all newly
installed in 2021, including a Beko double oven, AEG 5 ring gas hob
with steel ElectriQ overhead extractor and a Beko dishwasher and
washing machine, along with a Haier American style fridge freezer.
The Worcester Bosch Greenstar combi boiler, fitted in 2020, is also
discreetly housed here.
Head upstairs via a staircase with white painted treads to the
first floor, where two strategically placed rooflights, with a
naked pendant between them, continue the airy feel.
The warm toned engineered oak flooring seen downstairs continues
here, flowing into all the bedrooms, including the spacious full
width primary bedroom. Lit by a wonderfully wide south facing
window, the original brick of the chimney breast has been
limewashed to match the white walls. A brass geometric pendant
light centres the room, accompanied by a raw metal column style
radiator, and a stylish hemp rope and timber clothes hanging
rail.
The second double bedroom shares a similar d©cor scheme, with
white walls, an exposed chimney breast, and a raw metal radiator
beneath a tall window overlooking the side return courtyard below.
To the rear, the roomy third double bedroom has a vaulted ceiling
and enjoys views out to the garden.
Youll find the family bathroom adjacent, where it drinks light
from two black framed side facing windows. White walls, matt white
metro tiles and weathered concrete floor tiles with underfloor
heating provide the backdrop to a bath with rainfall shower and
frameless glass screen; a close coupled loo; a wall hung basin with
a bank of mirrored cabinets; and oak wall mounted towel rails.
Outside, the 33ft garden is enclosed by attractive trellising
and timber fencing and is bathed in sunshine from lunchtime until
the evening in the summer. A patio paved with Kota blue natural
limestone leads to a grassy lawn framed with sleepers and beds
containing a variety of plants, including a Williams‘ Bon Chretien
pear tree, a Himalayan birch tree, hazel tree, lavender and a
selection of climbers, including roses, jasmine and passion fruit.
Towards the rear, theres a brilliant surprise an original World War
II Anderson bomb shelter creates a fascinating addition and has
been updated with a slatted timber panel.
A NOTE FROM THE OWNERS
We‘re always surprised by the contrasting light throughout the
year and how it constantly changes and brightens each space. We
particularly love opening the kitchen doors to the garden on a
summer‘s day and enjoying an evening drink on the patio, relaxing
in the open plan living dining room, and waking up to a beautiful
dawn through the large south facing bedroom window.
IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
Murchison Road is just an eleven minute walk from Leyton Tube on
the Central line, while the Overground at Leyton Midland Road is
only a few more minutes away. For journeys further afield,
Stratford International and Walthamstow Central are within easy
reach.
Francis Road is at the end of the street, offering a wonderful
collection of delis, coffee spots, and independent shops. Try
Yardarm for bread and wine, Marmelo for delicious dining, Pause for
yoga, and Phlox for books. There‘s a vibrant local community with
several excellent pubs, including the Coach & Horses, Leyton
Technical, Heathcote & Star, Filly Brook, and Solvay Society
Gravity Well Brewing. Also recommended are Mora for coffee, Bread &
Oregano for Greek gyros, Zaxx for great Korean bibimbap, Leyton
Tiffin for curry, Figo for quintessential Italian, Burnt Smokehouse
for niche BBQ, and Deeneys for amazing haggis toasties.
A short stroll to both Leyton County Cricket Ground and
Coronation Gardens Park, youre also perfectly placed to enjoy the
green spaces of the Olympic Park, Hackney Wick, Wanstead Flats
where you can get fabulous Sunday roasts at The Holly Tree pub and
even Walthamstow Wetlands.
There is a range of good nurseries, schools, and academies nearby,
with Newport Primary, rated Outstanding by Ofsted, just seven
minutes away, and George Mitchell All Through School Early Years,
Primary & Secondary, rated Good , reachable in 15 minutes.
EPC Rating E
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