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SCOTLAND’S HOMES NEW TO MARKET
ACONTEMPORARY of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, renowned Glasgow architect James Austen Laird won acclaim during the 1920s and 1930s for his Arts and Craftsstyle villas, many of which were built in and around his home village of Kilmacolm – including The Barn, circa 1929, which occupies a prominent corner position within the conservation area of neighbouring Bridge of Weir.
Featuring Austen Laird’s signature red roof, The Barn is a substantial L-shaped villa set in enclosed garden grounds extending to 0.6 acre with the Pow Burn passing through.
Carefully upgraded by the present owners without compromising any of its original features, The Barn is an exemplary twostorey home with an abundance of space indoors as well as out for family living, entertaining and working from home – and a beautiful interior finished throughout in muted tonal shades contrasted by white ceilings/woodwork and where visible, restored original wood floors. The property also has solar photovoltaic panels to reduce energy consumption.
At ground level the accommodation extends from the reception hall to a cloakroom, 25ft triple aspect drawing room with focal fireplace, formal dining room with fireplace/wood-burner, which connects with the 20ft bay-windowed kitchen – a large space with classic Shaker-style fitted units, integrated appliances, range cooker, large central island, and adjoining utility with a back door to the garden.
Finally, a handsome bay-windowed family sitting room with an original extended open fireplace. All four bedrooms are on the first floor, the two largest gable-end rooms benefitting from bay windows, built-in storage and en suite. The third bedroom also has a bay window and en suite shower room, while the fourth bedroom retains an original fireplace and would equally make an excellent study. Completing this floor is a main bathroom with bath and separate shower, making two baths and four showers in total.
The setting, off Clevans Road in Bridge of Weir, is a quiet conservation area but as the house also has expansive enclosed gardens (south-facing to the rear), it provides maximum privacy and tranquillity along with two entrances, double garage, adjacent workshop/garden store and large pond with fountain. Offers over £780,000 to Slater Hogg & Howison’s Bridge of Weir office.