Charente Maritime Property For SaleChives

Traditional countryside stone home with two beautifully renovated gites in a village with basic amen

Traditional countryside stone home with two equipped gites newly renovated to an extremely high standard providing income potential, located on the outskirts of a village with basic amenities including school and post office. Main Residence 33m² Traditional country kitchen and dining area with original stone fireplace complete with a wood burner. 16.8m² hall with wooden staircase to the first floor. 24m² Lounge with attractive Godin upright log burner set in the Charantaise fireplace. Two double bedrooms (11.2m² and 19.5m²) Family bathroom There is a 20m² first floor bedroom and another 50m² space on the ground floor that need renovation. 2125m² grounds Gites Both gites have been recently renovated by local artisans to incorporate original features and unobtrusively modernise them; utilising central heating, insulation and double-glazing. Gite one has a 19.5m² equipped kitchen with double-glazed French doors, wooden floor and exposed stone walls. A grand 42m² lounge with a feature made of the original barn feeding bays along the length of the exposed stone wall. A 27m² Dining room with cupboards built into the stone walls. 22.5m² Master bedroom with ensuite bathroom. 17.35m² double bedroom and a 15m² twin bedroom Family bathroom with bath/shower, WC, sink and bidet. Gite two has a 19.5m² fitted kitchen with tiled floor 48m² L shaped lounge with dining area and double-glazed patio doors into garden. 18.8m² master bedroom with ensuite shower room 15m² double bedroom and 15.5m² twin bedroom with cot. Family bathroom with bath/shower, WC, sink and bidet. Traditional French stone home with two newly renovated, family friendly gites complete with furniture and ready to let. The property is set on the outskirts of a village with all basic amenities and beautiful views across the countryside a real rural retreat. Entering through the gate into a large garden area with the properties (originally two separate dwellings plus a barn) on the left hand side. The main house needs some modernisation with the possibility of converting the large store-room into further accommodation. From the lobby at the rear of the property, you enter into a large 32m² traditional French design kitchen with plenty of work surfaces and space for dining. The original stone fireplace houses a log burner and a traditional stone potager cupboard is set into the wall. From the kitchen is the entrance hall with wooden stairs up to the first floor and a front door onto an enclosed garden. Through the hall is the 24m² lounge with an original stone fireplace and attractive Godin upright log-burner. The first floor currently has two bedrooms (11.2m² and 19.6m²) both with wooden flooring and windows to the front of the property. There is a third (24m²) bedroom to be renovated that would come off the same landing. The family bathroom is also on the first floor and has a bath, sink, bidet and W.C. This unique property also has the opportunity for income potential with the two newly renovated gites, which have been finished to an extremely high standard and come with furniture and other necessities, making them ready to rent! The gites are very spacious and could be combined to make one large, six bedroom property for a grandiose family home. Both gites are insulated and have double-glazing and central heating throughout. Character has been retained by exposing stone walls and original beams. Many of the barns original features have also been restored and incorporated into the design, including the stone feeding bays, arched doorways, an original internal window and cupboards set into the stone. You enter the first gite through French patio doors into the 19.5m² fitted kitchen with pine units, sink, oven, fridge and microwave. The room has wooden flooring, exposed beams, stone walls, access to the dining room and an attractive archway into the beautiful 42m² lounge. The lounge has a tiled floor, exposed stone walls, pine stairs to the first floor, French patio doors onto the garden at each end of the room and a unique feature has been made of the original barn feeding bays across the length of one of the walls. A second arched doorway takes you through to the 27m² dining room which has exposed beams, cupboards set into the stone walls and patio doors onto the garden. In the garden is a small outhouse opposite the dining room which houses a washing machine for the gites. On the first floor is a spacious landing with parquet floor, a window offering views across the countryside and doors off to three bedrooms and a large family bathroom (with W.C, bidet, sink and bath). Bedroom one is a 17.35m² double bedroom with two windows and a wooden floor. The twin bedroom is 15m² with a fitted carpet and an attractive floor level arched window. The 22.5m² master bedroom is a bright and airy room with attractive exposed stone walls, wooden floor and en-suite shower room. The second gite has a 48m² dual aspect, L shaped lounge-diner with a tiled floor and exposed stone walls. As in the first gite, there are French doors giving access to the front and rear gardens. There is a good size (19.5m²) family kitchen with pine units and a tiled floor. It is equipped with fridge, cooker and microwave. Upstairs are the three bedrooms and the family bathroom with completely new suite including sink, W.C, bidet and bath with shower attachment. Bedroom one (15m²) has a double bed facing the attractive floor-level feature arched window that spans the width of the room and looks out over the front garden. Bedroom two is 15.5m² and has twin beds and a cot with fitted carpet over the wooden floorboards. The master bedroom is 18.8m² and has a new ensuite bathroom with W.C, sink and shower cubicle. This property gives the opportunity to have a family home you can put your own mark on with extra space to develop, plus the benefit of business potential with a pair of exceptionally renovated gites, ready to let.
Price: € 399,000
Department: Charente Maritime
Location: Chives
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