LUCHAPT, Charente 86430

This beautiful French mansion from 1742 has been tastefully renovated to a very high standard by its current Dutch owners' and they have hardly used it since. The original terracotta floor has been removed, the gas underfloor heating installed with insulation and the original tiles replaced. The rooms can be controlled separately and all rooms also have radiators. The main house is symmetrical: the entrance hall runs through the house from front to back, with a large room on either side - the living room and kitchen (each 43 m2 with chiminée), plus a WC under the stairs. The kitchen has a large polished concrete worktop and the cupboards are made of wood reclaimed from old railway carriages. The magnificent oak staircase leads to two bedrooms on the first floor, with 3.5m high ceilings - one bedroom on either side of the landing, each of 43m2, and then upstairs we ascend to the 79m2 converted attic. The roof is insulated under the tiles (i.e. above the beams), so that these beautiful beams are fully exposed inside. A stunning and huge double bathroom features travertine stone flooring, an open flame gas fireplace, a double shower, dual sinks, a bathtub and a sauna large enough for four people. A separate, connected unit has its own living/kitchen area with wood burning stove and a mezzanine bedroom. Outside, in the courtyard, there is a barn (150 m2) and a workshop (25 m2), an open shed for firewood, and a garden kitchen and barbecue with gas radiators. The garden has a natural swimming pool and from its elevated position you have views over the pretty countryside. At the top of the tower above the entrance gate - the dovecote - are five pinnacles meant to protect the five pillars of virtue from the people who live in the house... There is solar hot water and radiators complete the underfloor heating. Fiber internet available.