Hyacinth Bucket, TV’s favourite snobby housewife, used to brag to anyone within earshot about her sister Violet – the one with a Mercedes, swimming pool, sauna and room for a pony.
But anyone in the property game knows it’s not whether there’s room for a pony outside that counts, but whether there’s a room inside large enough to accommodate that king of musical instruments, the grand piano.
Knock Steading, an attractive converted steading on the edge of the village of Lochgair, seven miles from Lochgilphead, has a lovely drawing room which could comfortably accommodate a baby grand piano.
There’s also ample parking outside for cars – Mercedes or otherwise.
The village sits at the head of Loch Gair, which provides a sheltered mooring for boats and village life is focused around the hotel, church and hall.
Just along the road is the village of Minard which has a well-stocked village shop/newsagent/post office and a primary school, so there’s plenty of facilities for families here.
Knock Steading, created in 1991 by converting redundant stone farm buildings belonging to the neighbouring Knock Farm, would make a lovely family home.
Priced at offers over £340,000, the L-shaped house offers more than 2,000sq ft of flexible accommodation, largely on one level.
Off the reception hallway is a substantial drawing room with a wood-burning stove set into a stone fireplace. With lovely views from here across Loch Fyne, it would be a grand place to sit and tinkle the ivories.
Off the drawing room is a conservatory which is currently used as a dining room and which has an outside door leading to a paved patio. All off the reception hallway is a study, a WC and kitchen.
A short flight of steps leads up to a further hallway off which are three bedrooms and a family bathroom.
The master bedroom has an en-suite shower room and also a door leading to the garden.
A lobby off the third bedroom gives access to the garage, wine cellar and stairs to a first-floor bedroom with an en-suite shower room above the garage.
Outside, the house sits in grounds extending to about one third of an acre which have been carefully planned and meticulously maintained by their present owners.
A driveway with space for several vehicles leads to a garage, while manicured lawns wrap around the house.
Seasonally, the garden is awash with colour featuring the likes of acers, hostas, azaleas and a fine display of roses.
The rear garden has plum trees and leads up to a wooded hillside, with predominantly hazel and oak trees.
The icing on the cake could well be the detached artist’s studio in the garden which would be ideal for an artist, writer or crafter.
You could hardly ask for an easier “commute” to work – just a few steps across the garden from the master bedroom, and you could be at your easel, desk or work table.
Contact: Savills on 0141 222 5875.