Feeling at home - indoors or outdoors

If you’re having a stressful day, you don’t have to go far to feel a sense of calm come over you – if you have your own garden, that is.

Numerous studies have shown that gardening can help improve both your physical and mental wellbeing, plus it’s jolly nice on a sunny day, to have your own private green space where you can relax.

For those thinking of swapping an apartment for a house with its own garden and front and back door, then Stewart Milne Homes’ development at Charleston, Cove has lots to offer.

Overlooking Charleston Wood and Loirston Loch, here you’ll find a selection of three bedroom homes which are ideal for those looking to make the move from a flat to their own house.

Prices start from £249,995 for the Argyll, which has a large living room, spacious dining kitchen with French doors opening on to the garden, and a WC cloakroom off the hall.

Upstairs there’s a master bedroom with an en suite shower room, a double bedroom and family bathroom as well as a single bedroom that’s ideal as a nursery or home office.

Part exchange is available for those with an existing property or up to £5,000 towards furniture for those taking the first step on the property ladder.

Potential homeowners can also select from the Belvoir with prices starting from £274,995, Capelwood from £279,995 and Corrywood from £315,995.

All the properties include clever design features, high-quality kitchens, cloakroom/WCs and en suite bathrooms and, in some cases, hidden laundry zones to take care of wash day clutter.

They also include builtin wardrobes in two of the three bedrooms and, in the case of the Capelwood, a walk-in wardrobe in the master suite, while the Corrywood has a dressing room.

Properties come with a range of extras, including vanity units, Porcelanosa bathroom tiles and high-spec integrated kitchen appliances at no additional cost, helping to make moving into any of their new-build homes an even more attractive option.

Best of all, each home also comes with French doors leading directly to its own turfed and fenced back garden, so new homeowners can start enjoying the outdoors from the moment they move in.

Cove’s location – little more than 10 minutes’ drive from Aberdeen’s Union Street – also means there’s no need to sacrifice city life for a garden and an extra bedroom and the excellent transport links with direct access to the city bypass.

Nearby amenities include local independent shops, pubs and a library as well as the shingle beach and cliffs that make up Cove’s historic coast.

The show homes are open Thursday to Monday from 11am to 5.30pm.

■ For information visit www.stewartmilnehomes. com or call 0845 026 7837.