Lorraine Kelly Dundee home up for sale for £825,000
Lorraine Kelly has put her beautiful Broughty Ferry home with offers over £825,000.
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Hide AdThe Melfort property, one of the finest in the town on Duntrune Terrace, is spread over three floors and includes seven rooms, a hot tub and wine cellar.
While the home has been given a modern touch, it still retains many of its original features.
Boasting an elegant drawing room situated on the ground floor, French doors lead to the enclosed gardens which possess two walnut trees and a copper beech.
A paved courtyard, summerhouse and small fish pond are all part of a garden, as is a hot tub giving it a modern element for those summer days.
There is a summerhouse, a paved seating area and a sheltered and paved courtyard, partially enclosed by wooden fencing.
Back in the house, there is a warmth provided by an open fireplace and fitted bookshelves with wooden mantel as well bay windows.
The lavish kitchen is a cook’s dream, fitted with wooden units and granite worktops plus a three-oven Aga. A breakfast bar and island unit are also part of the kitchen area.
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Hide AdThe first floor consists of a master bedroom with en suite, four more bedrooms, a family bathroom and a shower room.
There are a further two bedrooms on the second floor, plus a bathroom which has a jacuzzi bath and a corner shower cubicle.
Estate agents Savills said: “The layout and presentation of the house are ideal for both modern family living and for entertaining. The finish and presentation throughout is exceptional.”
Designed by well-known firm at the time, George C Morton of Bruce, Morton & Son, the home was built in 1927. Lorraine bought the property in 2010, living in the town for the past seven years.
Mrs Kelly, a Dundee United fan, bought the property in 2010 and has since replaced all the double-glazed windows, installed an electric Aga and the bathroom, master en suite and shower room on the first floor have all been refurbished.
The home was originally built in 1927 after it was designed by, which was a well-known firm of local architects.
Although it’s been given a modern makeover it still retains its original panelling, pitch pine doors and staircase, patterned plaster ceiling decoration, cornices and fireplaces.