Natural Colors and Materials in a Beautiful Arts and Crafts House
Set back from a street close to the historic center of Winchester and behind a thick hedge and timber screens stands a charming Arts and Crafts house that was built in the second half of the 19th century.
The façade of knapped flint and brickwork is completed with ornate crisp white bargeboards, four-over-four sash windows, a gabled roof, and ornate chimneys. Inside, you will find a beautiful five-bedroom house decorated in gentle colors and natural materials.
I am starting the tour at the back of the house, where you will find this wonderful sunroom with vaulted ceilings, full-length skylights, and gray slate floor tiles.
This room is the heart of the home and features Gothic-style arched French doors that open directly into the paved terrace and patio garden.
Between the sunroom and the children’s playroom lies the open-plan kitchen and dining room. The bespoke off-white farmhouse-style kitchen cabinets are topped with a marble countertop, and a green Rangemaster cooker adds a natural color pop.
A charming dining area has been created in front of the brick fireplace, which is fitted with a solid Rayburn wood-burning stove.
The enclosed brick and glass porch gives access to the hall, which has an ornate white-painted fireplace, a marble hearth, and a hand-painted white and oak checkerboard floor that seamlessly flows into the first sitting room.
The hall opens up into the first sitting room with a large bay window. The room is now used as a children’s playroom.
On the first floor are five bedrooms, each room is painted in soft color hues paired with white-painted wooden floorboards.
This pink room shows how you can utilize slanted ceilings in a bedroom. The owners fitted a simple hanging rod against the slanted wall for clothes storage.
The light nursery is a charming small space with light gray and white walls paired with sand-colored textiles and a charming green checkered canopy.
One of the smaller rooms is used as a home office with sand-colored walls, a jute rug, and white IKEA Kallax cabinets with drawers and open storage.
The bathroom is designed in a classic style, featuring a freestanding bathtub, a walk-in shower, and a beautiful checkerboard marble floor.
The sunroom gives access to a paved patio garden with lounge beds under a pergola, a large dining table, and well-maintained beds planted with a variety of flowers and shrubs.
The house is listed for £1,300,000 at Inigo.