A striking five-bedroom detached family home situated just outside West Malling, Kent.
Externally, the building is a story of two halves; the impressive burnt oak and zinc façade at the back of the house and the original Victorian cottage frontage. An exceptional level of detail and craftsmanship has been employed throughout the house, with special consideration given to bespoke joinery and fixtures, creating a beautiful yet functional home. Built in 1871, the Victorian section of the house cuts a neat profile with symmetrical windows and a midnight-blue painted façade. The front door opens onto a long corridor with bronze-patterned wallpaper. The current owners have sympathetically restored and retained the period features in the existing house, reinstating the wall panelling, picture rails and original balustrades, which contrast with the contemporary interventions.The main living spaces expand seamlessly from the existing house into the extension. Visually arresting, here, the eye is immediately drawn to the double-height pitched roof clad in reclaimed wooden boards. Natural light is drawn through the extensive Crittall doors, which open onto a central paved courtyard. To the left lies a bespoke shaker-style kitchen, where a large island bounds the space, with a section for seating at one end. Brass handles add warmth to the smooth quartz work surfaces and inky midnight-blue palette. A separate pantry/utility room is accessed from here, with plenty of open shelves for further storage.In the original Victorian part of the house lies an enveloping living room with a large sash window that frames leafy views across mature trees. Bespoke joinery continues here, as do the midnight-blue walls. Double doors with reeded glass open directly onto the dining room, with a separate entrance from the hallway. To the left sits a bright, airy office space, painted a neutral off-white with bespoke shelving and cupboards set into the rear wall. There is also a guest WC on this floor.Two bedrooms sit on the opposite side of the plan on this floor, accessed through a barn-style sliding door and along a corridor with white-washed exposed brick walls and panelling. The shape of the main bedroom emulates that of the living area, with a vast pitched roof clad in white tongue and groove. More Crittall doors open from here to the patio, which has been levelled to create a continuous transition between indoors and out. A Moroccon-style en suite lies behind the walk-in wardrobe with peacock blue tiles, a free-standing copper bath, and a walk-in rose shower.The staircase ascends from the entrance hall to the first floor, where there are two more spacious double bedrooms and one single. Each has been sensitively decorated in chalky muted tones, from dusty pink to a soft-off white, and the original floorboards have been lime-washed creating continuity between the rooms. There is plenty of storage in each bedroom in the form of built-in full-height wardrobes. An immaculately executed shower room also lies on this floor, with gun-metal fixtures and monochrome subway tiles.A separate annexe with a kitchenette and shower room is accessed via the patio in the garden. This area is self-contained and could easily be adapted as a garden office or studio. There is also an additional annexe on the opposite side of the garden designed to house a gym—the house also has a loft for further storage and a basement.Crittall doors open from the living area and main bedroom onto a spacious courtyard paved with slate. Something of a suntrap, this area serves as a glorious vantage point to sit and enjoy the morning sun and is large enough to include multiple seating arrangements.The large laid to lawn area flows from here, with immaculately planted borders filled with a wide variety of perennial plants and evergreen bushes. A veranda sits on the opposite side with a built-in seating area and outdoor kitchen, perfect for alfresco dining and entertainin