TODAY’S FEATURE Home
is one of the more stoking
and unusual houses to be
found in the British Proper-
tics. Originally designed for
an artust by Arthur Enkson in
1955, it has gone through
Dumerous changes

Before the present owner
bought it, 1 was being used
as a church and meeting hall
The present garden was the
parking lot: Seeing the poten
Gal, the present owner pur
chased the home, and for the
next few months strangers
would show up on Sunday
morning for the service

Now the senous renova
ions began The huge living
room was totally guticd and
rebuilt and ts a stunning place
to entertain Upon cnicring
the house, you are walking
along an clevated haltway
which looks down into the

B12 - Supdgy,. Jaumary 15,1984 . North Shore News

Story and photos by

ELLSWORTH DICKSON

living room. At the cnd of the
walkway 1s a spiral stairway
which teads down to the hiv-
ing room Or, turning night,
you center the kitchen areca,
which has a umque round
fireplace The kitchen has
been cnlarged and an island
constructed Off the kitchen
are decks. patios and the
back yard

Describing the decor of the
house ts) difficult tt ous a
spenal blend of contem
porary/ kuropean/ Oriental,
eclectic

At one end of the living
room 15s) another round
fireplace which uses the same
chimncy as the one in the kat
chen Beside the fireplace ts a
built in bookcase which ts ac
tually a secret door which sw

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ings out leading to a sump-
tuous bath and bedroom.
There are lots of mirrors and
even a huge built-in
aquarium in which = large
Japanese Koy fish = are
swimming.

The other end of the living
room leads downstairs to
another bedroom which has a
strong Oniental Mavor and a
sunken bed Oft this
bedroom is a stoking bath
which has a stained glass ceil
ing with hghts behind it, of
course Rounding the corner
of the bedroom is) a
sunroom studio with @ high
covhng and lots of glass

Thus home ts presently on
the market) and would be
perfect for someone who
wants something  differcns
and umque and tikes to
enicrtain

Above, left, this British Properties home has many unique
features. Left, the high-ceilinged living room. Above, the sun
room. Below, note the sunken bed.

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