Light fantastic! (From York Press)

Light fantastic!

8:00am Thursday 17th November 2011

Burnaston is a big and beautiful, warm and welcoming home that put a big smile on the face of Brian Page.

EVERY so often a property writer will run across a house that simply puts a smile on your face. A house that’s definitely a home – one in which you can imagine having cosy family times and one that would be ideal for entertaining friends.

Burnaston, a super property in old Skelton village, is just such a smileprovoking house.

We loved pretty much everything about it and particularly the fact that it looks every bit as welcoming from the outside as it actually is on the inside...

The view of the back of the house from the garden, for instance, shows a stylish series of big-windowed facades – it does not take much imagination to see, when Spring finally comes around again, that these will be lovely, light rooms.

And the gardens themselves are very pretty; enclosed and private, with shaped lawns and well-planted borders, screened by mature trees and with a large raised patio terrace overlooking a pond and water feature – a great spot, again come Spring, for al fresco entertaining.

As to the house itself, there are plenty of ‘wow factor’ highlights – starting with a fantastic family room; a brilliantly light and airy spot with added character provided by trussed beams in a pitched high ceiling, exposed brick pillars and solid oak flooring. The dining room, too, is awash with light thanks to large floorto- ceiling arched windows overlooking the gardens and further windows to the side.

The sense of space also is evident in the beautifully-fitted near 30ft kitchen/breakfast room with doors opening onto the garden patio area. And there is a formal reception room which runs to 19ft by more than 12ft.

The ground-floor offering is completed by a utility room and a bedroom and bathroom. Upstairs there are two further double bedrooms and a shower room.

Add an integral garage to the package and you have the complete family home.

No wonder selling agents RM English describe it as a “must-see” property.

Price: £449,500. Contact: RM English.

Telephone 01904 697900.