Modern homes are comfortable but they don’t half lack character.
So three cheers for utterly unique properties like The Stables in Crail.
The B-listed semi-detached house was converted a few years ago from a historic stable.
It’s just off the East Neuk town’s main thoroughfare, down a quiet side street that barely gets any traffic. It’s also not much more than a stone’s throw to Crail harbour and the beach.
The Stables’ front door opens into the hall which gives access to the downstairs accommodation and to the stairway leading to the upper floor.
At ground floor level is the family bedroom, the modern bathroom with utility cupboard off, and a roomy store cupboard.
On the first floor is an open plan lounge/dining kitchen.
A hand crafted wooden ladder climbs up to a mezzanine floor currently used as a second bedroom but could easily be a home office.
From here another ladder folds down and a few more steps lead up to a platform at the uppermost level.
The windows on both mezzanine levels offer terrific views across Crail to the sea and the Isle of May.
The house was converted a few years ago and makes good use of both the available space and the stables’ historic features.
To the front is a pretty courtyard garden accessed by a gate with a stone wall boundary and a small seating area.
The Stables, Rose Wynd, Crail, is on sale via Rollos for offers over £165,000. www.rollos.co.uk