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This house was uninhabitable when purchased but has been fully restored to its former glory and the 2 cupboards found in the original walls intact have been preserved and replaced in the stairwell of the house.  Reconstruction work began in 2004 and finished in 2005.

            The downstairs of the house has been left in the natural stone which remained from the original construction but the top floor is traditional wood and lath, plastered and painted white.  All the windows were copied from the original windows which were collapsing but enough remained to act as a blue print for the restoration.

 Downstairs there is a large double door leading to the cosy stone interıor where a large and             

comfortable ‘sedır’( traditional seating area) consists of copious soft cushions and

covers three of the walls.  This snug seating arrangement faces the fireplace for warm and comfy winter evenings.   The surrounding stone walls keep it cool in summer.

Antiques from all over Turkey have been added to the house to give it an atmosphere full of rural charm, rustic cupboards from various regions of Turkey are embedded in the half metre thick stone walls.  The floor is made from reclaimed chestnut floorboards from the Black Sea region.

            Off the living room is a large and well equipped  modern stainless steel kitchen where you can have meals prepared and left ready for you or served to you in the living room or garden terrace.  If you prefer to prepare your own, there is a microwave, oven, grill and dishwasher at your disposal.   Along the corridor you come to the bathroom made out of locally quarried limestone.  There is a bath and a shower wet room for you to choose from.

Upstairs there is a small hall wıth two bedrooms leading from it.  The main bedroom has windows facing the village below and the hills beyond and a large double bed . 

The chest of drawers is from Istanbul and the chest from the East of Turkey.  The doors for the bedroom have been reclaimed from a Bosphorus mansion and their irregular design and carving recall days gone by. The room is heated in winter