Gorgeous Renovated Farmhouse - Ready to Move into!

Property Description

Summary
Private Sale - No Agency Fees.
A short walk from the 11th century village church in Vaussais our beautiful property offers you 188 square metres of living space. Renovated to an exceptional standard by local artisans, it is ready to move into. The quality of this renovation sets it apart from other properties and we are confident that you won’t find many houses like this one. This is a private sale - there are no estate agents fees and no chain. If you are in a position to buy you could be living in this beautiful house by the end of the summer.

The house has been freshly decorated and is immaculately presented. With three double ensuite bedrooms and two reception rooms it would be perfect as a permanent home, somewhere special for holidays or as a beautiful rental. It has a well stocked garden and ample parking. There’s also a second garden just across the road and an utterly charming courtyard with its cobbled floor and vine covered stone walls. There is plenty of outside space to enjoy the beautiful French weather any time of the year, especially since we are in the second sunniest region of France!

Set over two floors the house has a large hallway, separate dining room, fully fitted kitchen, beautiful lounge with Charentese fireplace, two staircases and three double ensuite bedrooms. It also has full central heating, a conforming fosse septique, exquisite cast iron radiators and its very own wine cellar!

Location
The house is located close to the 11th century church in the pretty hamlet of Vaussais. The market town of Sauze Vaussais within both walking cycling distance where you will find all local amenities, including, bars, supermarkets and an open air pool, as well as access to the N10 motorway.

Sitting on the edge of the Deux Sevres, Sauze Vaussais is a stones throw from the Charente and the Vienne, 1.5 hours from the cosmopolitan seaside towns of La Rochelle and Royan and about 50 minutes from the large towns of Poiters and Angouleme. Surrounded by miles of lovely countryside, you are ideally placed for enjoying the best of French country living.

Access
Ten minutes from the N10 motorway our house is ideally placed for exploring the area. There is a train station at Ruffec where you can catch the TGV train to Poitiers, Angouleme, Bordeaux and Paris. The nearest airport is Poitiers which is 50 minutes away, followed by Limoges and La Rochelle airports (1.5 hours) and Bordeaux (2 hours).

Interior
The inside of this property is beautifully presented. It is light, airy, fresh and clean - and there's nothing to do.

Ground Floor

Once through the electric gates the property is accessed across a gravelled courtyard area and beautiful travertine terrace which gets the sun from early afternoon.

Entrance Hall - (16.2 m2). Handmade double oak doors lead into lovely bright entrance hall where the grand sweeping stone staircase leads up to the first floor. The staircase has hand made metal spindles, balustrade and hand rails.

The entrance hall also has access to the lounge, wine cellar and dining room. The floor is laid with terracotta tiles and there is a beautiful cast iron radiator.

Lounge - (36.4 m2)

Two steps lead up into the the lounge which is literally full of light. It has hand made double oak doors leading into the inner courtyard as well as another large window. Again, there’s a beautiful cast iron radiator and the Charentese fireplace dominates one end of the room. The bespoke bookcase was hand built by local artisans and offers plenty of storage. The floor is laid with terracotta tiles.

Inner Courtyard - (70 m2)

You won’t find one of these in your average French property! This inner courtyard is a real sun trap and can be used all year round. In the summer you’ll have vines growing all along one of the stone walls. The walls have all been repointed, the lovely cobbled floor has been cleaned and maintained and there’s an outside tap for watering. Its perfect for meals al fresco and star gazing when it gets dark. You can fill the courtyard with plants and have your own mediterranean garden. It's also a great place for a hot tub!

Wine Cellar - (5.2 m2)

Down a short staircase you’ll find your very own wine cellar with an old French wine rack already in situ. There’s even room to sit and enjoy a glass of your favourite red before the guests arrive!

Dining Room - (21.2 m2)

The dining room is accessed from the hall and has a fabulous Godin wood burning stove. It's easily big enough for a large table for some proper entertaining and is both light and airy in the summer, and warm and cosy in the colder months. The second staircase - a gorgeous spiral - leads up to the master bedroom. There’s a lovely large oak window overlooking the front of the property, access to the kitchen and a wide staircase leading down to the cloakroom/shower room and boiler room.

Kitchen - (16 m2)

The solid oak fully fitted kitchen has black marble worktops and a terracotta tiled floor. It offers tonnes of storage space as well as room for a breakfast table. There’s an integrated oven and microwave, induction hob, extractor hood and dishwasher included in the sale price. There is also a large pantry which has already got a fridge freezer in place and offers even more storage. The kitchen is dual aspect and looks out over the front garden as well as the inner courtyard.

Cloak room/shower room (6 m2)

With shower cubicle, wc, wash hand basin with storage and washing machine.

Boiler room - (3.5 m2)

Oil fired boiler, shelving and storage. Plumbing for washing machine.


Upstairs - from spiral staircase in dining room

Landing - (2.5 m2)

Lovely landing with access to (on the left) the Master bedroom and (on the right) the second of the two double bedrooms. The landing has hand made oak bookshelves and wood floor .

Master Bedroom - (26.3 m2 Ensuite 3.7 m2)

This is a lovely room. It’s bright an airy and full of character with its oak beams, cute windows over looking the front garden and raised seating area next to the French windows and Juliette balcony at the back. There are two large walk in wardrobes with plenty of hanging space and hand made oak doors. There is also another large cupboard, again with hand made oak door, and the most fabulous hand made oak linen press. The master bedroom has a fully tiled ensuite with shower, wc and wash hand basin as well as hand built storage cupboard. The floor is wood and there’s a beautiful cast iron radiator.

Double bedroom - (12 m2. Ensuite 3 m2)

The second of the two double bedrooms is really quirky. It over looks the front of the property and has a built in wardrobe, hand made oak glass doors lead onto one landing, and a couple of steps and a second door lead to the other landing. The floor has hexagonal terracotta tiles, there’s a beautiful cast iron radiator and a small ensuite bathroom with wc and wash hand basin.


Upstairs - from main staircase in hallway

Double Bedroom - (29.2 m2 Ensuite 6 m2)

What a fabulous room! Again, this is really quirky with two windows over looking the inner courtyard, plenty of space for bedroom furniture and a gorgeous ensuite bathroom with roll top bath, wc and wash hand basin. The floor has hexagonal terracotta tiles and there is a beautiful cast iron radiator.

Exterior
Front - (834 square metres)

The property has a stone boundary wall to the side, electric gates and conifers which run the full length of the front garden. The garden has a large lawn, some beautiful flowerbeds which offer colour through the year and a large gravelled parking area. There’s a storage shed, a place for the ride on mower, wood store and another storage shed which contains the oil tank.

The 70 square metre inner courtyard is accessed through the lounge and can be used all year round as its perfectly sheltered.

Second Garden - (2200 square metres)

A couple of steps from the front gates you’ll find the second plot of land which is around 2200 square metres. There are double gates on the front and the entrance has been gravelled for extra parking, or when you have guests. The rest of plot is in two parts. The first part has been cleared and flattened and is ready to become whatever you want it to be - it could be a beautiful second garden/entertaining area. It could also be split further still and would make a great orchard or veg garden. The second section has been left to nature.

Additional Details
This is a gem of a property - a beautiful house and an exceptional renovation. If you would like more information or would like to arrange a visit, please get in touch.