A Self-Build That Refused to Compromise!
There is something refreshingly different about a home that has been designed around the way its owners actually want to live.
Built by its current owners around four years ago, this remarkable Selston home extends to around 2,300 sq ft, yet rather than chasing bedroom numbers, every inch has been used to create space, light and a genuinely impressive standard of everyday living. The result is a bespoke two-bedroom home where rooms are wonderfully oversized, the specification is exceptional and nothing feels like an afterthought.
It is a house built without compromise. Designed around living.
The heart of the home is undoubtedly the vast open-plan kitchen and living space. Generous proportions give the room an immediate sense of scale, while double Crittall-style aluminium doors connect the interior with the garden beyond and allow natural light to flood through the main living area.
The kitchen itself feels more like something from an interiors magazine than a typical family home. Highend cabinetry is complemented by solid wood worktops, a substantial central island and boiling-water tap, with a magnificent Lacanche range cooker providing an appropriately special centrepiece.
Underfloor heating runs throughout both floors of the property, helping maintain the wonderfully clean aesthetic without radiators interrupting walls or dictating furniture positions.
Away from the main living space, the layout has been equally carefully considered. A separate snug provides somewhere to retreat to and would work just as well as a substantial home office. Or possibly a third bedroom?
While a central boot room/utility area makes muddy shoes, coats and everyday family life considerably easier to manage. There is also a further utility room with fitted cabinetry alongside a downstairs WC.
The first floor is perhaps where the philosophy behind this house becomes most apparent.
Many self-build projects of this size would have been designed to accommodate four or even five bedrooms. Here, the owners made the conscious decision to create just two exceptional bedroom suites.
Vaulted ceilings run throughout the upper floor, giving the rooms a wonderful sense of height and volume, while the design takes full advantage of the outlook towards the rear.
The principal bedroom feels more akin to a boutique hotel suite, incorporating a substantial walk-in dressing room together with a beautifully proportioned four-piece en suite bathroom.
Bedroom two is similarly impressive. Far removed from the dimensions of a conventional second bedroom, it provides plenty of space for furniture and its own large en suite bathroom, making it perfect for older children, visiting family or guests who appreciate having their own space.
It is an unusual arrangement. And that’s precisely its appeal.
For a young family who value generous living space over unused bedrooms, or someone looking to downsize from a much larger property without sacrificing the feeling of space they have become accustomed to, the layout makes enormous sense. There is room for family to stay, room to entertain and room to breathe, without the burden of maintaining a sprawling multi-bedroom house.
To the rear, the garden has been designed with a distinctly Mediterranean influence, creating a smart, low-maintenance space made for outdoor dining, entertaining and long summer evenings rather than endless weekends spent gardening.
To the front is a private driveway providing off-road parking together with a detached garage, adding the practical storage and parking expected of a home of this calibre.
Selston offers that increasingly sought-after balance between village life and accessibility.
The surrounding Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire countryside provides plenty of opportunities to get outside, with footpaths, open countryside and walks easily accessible from the village, while everyday amenities, schools, shops and services are all within convenient reach.
For those commuting further afield, the location is particularly useful. Access to both the M1 and A38 places Nottingham, Derby and the wider East Midlands within straightforward travelling distance, while the neighbouring towns and villages provide a broad choice of additional amenities.It makes Selston an appealing base for buyers who want countryside close at hand without feeling disconnected from everything else.
A house built for its owners – and perhaps its next ones
This isn’t a developer-built house designed by spreadsheet.
It is a genuine self-build, created by owners who knew exactly what they wanted: exceptional living space, two luxurious bedroom suites, quality materials and a specification designed to be enjoyed every single day.
At around 2,300 sq ft, there are houses with considerably more bedrooms that offer considerably less usable space. And perhaps that’s the point.
For the right buyer, this isn’t a two-bedroom house that happens to be large. It’s an exceptionally spacious home that happens to need only two bedrooms.
