This midcentury home in the Suffolk countryside feels like a slice of Americana transposed to the English countryside.
The nine-bedroom home is for sale via The Modern House for £1.5m and sits on the edge of Culford, a small hamlet near Bury St Edmunds. Its exterior is true to the original, with clean geometric lines and sleek low volumes with sloping rooflines. But its interior is even more authentic, dating from the 1970s and typified by pine-clad ceilings and brick fireplaces.
Nodding to the great American prairie homes, with an emphasis on horizontal lines, its rooms are laid out in a linear floor plan with rows of windows and bands of brick. Entry is through a glazed screen which leads into the living room, outfitted with built-in shelving and storage, and original furniture. From here, there’s a dining room, library and billiards room, a TV room (with a built-in vintage sound system), and a conservatory.
The kitchen is a total time warp, with pine cabinetry and zippy yellow-patterned tiling, and much of the furniture has a very retro 1970s feel.
The Suffolk property sits on four acres of land, with a swimming pool and tennis court, and expansive fields beyond. There’s also a self-contained granny flat—a one-bedroom annexe for guests.