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Oaklands is a substantial detached villa with an exceptionally high interiorspecification, truly a home for those who aspire to quality and the finer thingsin life.

Located on the rural edge of Westruther, a picturesque village in Berwickshire,the house was completed in 2003 and designed by its current owner, whohaving been unable to find a property to buy on the open market, had a veryclear idea of what to build on the plot, which now includes a sizeableprivate garden and a 2.5-acre paddock.

Oaklands,Westruther

Luxury comes as standard in a bespoke villain the Berwickshire village of Westruther

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Plans have also been approved and planninggranted to convert the double garage into atwo bedroomed holiday let.

The ground floor accommodation presentlycomprises hall, study, walk-in cupboard/gunroom, fully tiled wet room, living roomwith solid oak flooring, bay window andfeature fireplace and electric log burner ona marble hearth.

Quality is evident in every aspect of this beautifulfamily home, which includes oak internal doors,finishes and staircase, with flooring in a mix of solid oak and marble.

The layout is particularly well conceived andadaptable enough to incorporate a self-containedgranny flat if required, or enable three familygenerations to live together yet each still havetheir own private space.

“With a baby on the way at the time, I really wanteda big family home with plenty of space for socialising,”she explains. “I also had a horse, which added anotherbox that had to be ticked.”

“What really made building a no-brainer were the plotlocation and the lifestyle available in Westruther, whichis a lively place with activities to suit all ages. It also has a nursery and highly regarded primary school – recentlyextended owing to the village’s popularity – and lieswithin the catchment area for Earlston High School. Inaddition, it has a village hall, church and a popular Innand is well placed for access to Edinburgh by road – and from September, by rail.”

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“What reallymade building a no-brainer werethe plot locationand the lifestyleavailable inWestruther, which is a lively placewith activities to suit all ages. Italso has a nursery

and highly regarded

primary school”

A split staircase leads up to the first floor where the master bedroom benefits from Frenchdoors onto a balcony that provides stunning views of the surrounding countryside– the place of choice for the first coffee of the day – and a larger than usual en suitebathroom with separate shower, fitted storage cupboards, and adjoining dressing room(or fifth bedroom). Bedroom two is another spacious double with en suite bathroom andseparate shower, while bedroom three has an en suite shower room and bedroom four isa guest room with French windows to a small balcony, storage, and four-piece bathroom.

Oaklands has a large chipped driveway with parking for several vehicles and attractivelyplanted low maintenance gardens, star of which is a hot tub positioned in a private spotclose to the house – included in the sale.

Double doors lead from the living room into the 20ftfamily-orientated dining kitchen, a luxuriously appointedspace fitted with bespoke units and a large centralisland with a solid granite worktop incorporating achef’s sink and breakfast bar.

Recently re-fitted, this is a dream kitchen by anybody’sstandards, complete with marble tiled floor, modernRaeburn cooker and oven, plus built-in hob, oven andmicrowave, induction hob and black American-stylefridge freezer.

A final finishing touch is LED lighting with a choice of sixdifferent mood settings - set into the kickboards nearfloor level, underneath wall units, and around the baseof the island.

Off the kitchen is a back porch and utility, the latterfitted to match the kitchen and plumbed for laundryappliances – and last but not least, a formal diningroom with French doors to the front and adjoiningsunroom/sitting room with a tiled floor and lovely viewsof the garden through the French windows.