Welcome to Hartford House, an exceptional new build project by Avon Homes, showcased exclusively on The New Build Show.
In this episode, we take you on a full walkthrough of this striking contemporary residence that blends cutting-edge architecture with timeless materials, nestled in the heart of the UK countryside.
With interior design by Patsy Blunt Interiors, from the moment you step inside, you’re greeted by grand open spaces, light-filled interiors, and premium finishes throughout. The kitchen, fitted with the latest appliances and sleek design features, flows seamlessly into the living and dining areas — perfect for both entertaining and everyday family life. Upstairs, beautifully appointed bedrooms and spa-like bathrooms offer luxury and comfort in equal measure.
Outside, the landscaped gardens and terraces extend the living space into the outdoors, creating the ultimate setting for relaxation and hosting.
Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Front Exterior 01:50 - Entrance Hall 02:10 - Cinema Room 03:19 - Utility Room & Powder Room 03:41 - Kitchen 05:47 - Garden 06:26 - Dining Area 06:55 - Lounge 08:25 - Dining Room 09:43 - Snooker Room 11:12 - Principal Suite 14:30 - Bedroom 2 16:03 - Bedroom 4 16:36 - Family Bathroom 17:08 - Bedroom 3 18:03 - Area Information
Today you join Tom and I in Barn Green,
which is a small village just on the outskirts of Birmingham.
So I'll pop a quick map up on the screen
so you guys can get your bearings on where we are in the UK.
Now, the property we're gonna be taking you inside
is four bed, three bathroom,
just over 3,800 square feet of internal space.
Now, the really special thing about this property
is the fact that it was interior designed by Patsy Blunt
and 300,000 pounds was spent on the renovations inside.
So knocking walls down, bringing in new materials
and just really catering it to the client's needs.
It was developed by Avon Homes.
So when they first started developing it,
the client bought in Patsy Blunt from the start
so that they really had, you know,
a huge part in making this home what the client wanted.
Anyway, so if we come on up, Tom,
I'm gonna show you a little bit about the front of the house.
Now we have these great electronic gates
and a nice blocked paved driveway,
which runs all the way up here.
We've got plenty of space for cars
and yeah, look how stunning the home looks.
It's a very modern home,
but still fits in with the kind of traditional vibe
we have in the village here.
And I'm loving the red brick.
And as you can see here,
we have it in kind of a herringbone pattern
at the front of the house.
Kind of adds a bit of character.
I love it.
And then we've got the white render around.
Now we've got the double car garage there with the gray,
which also matches the window frames above,
which are the same gray.
And we've got side access to the back of the property
via that way and that way.
Yeah, we've also got a little charging point
to that side as well for your electronic vehicle.
And we've even got like lawn space here as well
at the front, which is quite nice.
But yeah, we're gonna come on up these steps into the home
and I'm gonna take you inside.
Let's do it.
Coming on into the property now,
we have quite a large entrance space.
Looks awesome.
But before we get started,
just gonna pop a quick floor plan up
for you guys to get your bearings around the house.
Well-remembered.
Got you.
We've got a nice stone flooring in here with big tiles.
I think first, Tom,
we're just gonna head on into my favorite room, I think.
Okay, let's do it.
First room in the house.
How awesome.
I think this is one of my favorite cinema rooms
we've seen on the channel.
So we've got the bespoke cinema chairs.
They're looking really nice.
They match the couch in the main living area,
which you'll see in a bit.
We've got cup holders.
They recline.
We've got this really nice gray carpet,
which has the ambient lighting all around,
and it's tiered,
so you can fit tons and tons of chairs in.
Yeah, nice.
Ooh, yeah.
Good spot, isn't it?
Definitely.
We've even got like,
we've got a wine cooler down there or a fridge,
and a little candy spot with loads of different sweets.
Not bad, yeah.
Good spot to watch a movie.
Yeah, definitely.
We've actually got an air con in here
by the looks of it as well.
That's nice.
And those blinds behind you come down
with the light switch when you press it,
and then the cinema comes on.
Definitely.
And we've got a huge screen,
and that's got the ambient lighting all around it too.
We've got the spotlights in here if you want them
to get brighter.
Biggest camera ever.
Nice and dark in here.
Obviously, it does get darker,
so you can enjoy that proper cinema vibe.
Coming straight out,
before we head on that way,
we've got a utility room in here.
We've got kind of like a cloakroom here,
and then we've got access to the double car garage
that way.
Yes.
Right, so we're going to come straight through the hall,
loving these massive candle holders.
Yeah, yeah, big lanterns.
Yeah.
And we've got this awesome open-plan space in here,
but I'm going to take you straight through
to the kitchen first.
So nice.
Such a luxury finish in here.
All the greys, very light,
very open, very airy.
Exactly.
So yeah, we've got this incredible airy space,
like you said.
We're going to start on this side of the kitchen.
So we have this very tall wine fridge
with some very nice looking wines in there, I must say.
Absolutely, yeah.
And then either side of that,
we have the freezer and fridge.
Yeah, super bespoke.
It's all very tucked away.
Even with the fridge and the freezer,
you couldn't even really tell that it just looks
like a nice cupboard space.
Exactly.
And then in here, Tom,
we have a really big cupboard.
Oh yeah, hidden away.
Little pantry almost.
Yeah.
We've got a microwave.
We've got the Miele microwave in there.
Just a nice way to keep everything kind of tucked away,
looking all organized.
Yeah, absolutely, yeah.
And I'm going to close it back up.
Love that sort of hand-painted look as well.
Yes, definitely.
It's really nice.
Right, now, as you can see,
we have got a huge kitchen island.
Massive, right?
It looks like quartz,
if one comes to ask, doesn't it?
Yeah, yeah.
It's sort of like white stone.
Yeah.
Yeah, quartz.
You're probably right.
And then we've got the KUKA boiling water tap too.
We've got like a chopping board.
That's the same thing.
You can actually move it, but it's really heavy.
Yeah, that's how you know it's that official stone.
Exactly.
Now, I think this is my favorite part of the kitchen.
We have this like antique-style mirror behind,
which is tinted.
Yeah, it's like a distressed mirror, isn't it?
Yeah.
Sort of backsplash behind the hob.
And I like how the extractor fan is hidden
in this kind of, you know, unit.
Yeah.
Looks really seamless.
Yeah, absolutely.
And then we've got the Siemens induction hob
and the Miele ovens, which is, you know,
a lot of good high-end integrated appliances.
Yeah, I think at your end as well,
we've got a dishwasher tucked away in there.
All again, very seamless.
Exactly.
Very neat.
Even the bin's like nicely tucked away
like in the cabinetry.
You wouldn't have any idea where it was
unless you lived here.
And then we've got plenty of countertops behind Tom
here with loads of shelving too.
And that leads us nicely actually
towards the doors behind you.
Those humongous sliding doors.
Do you want to just pop out?
Yeah.
We can show them the garden briefly.
Yeah, we'll give you a quick look.
So we've got the same like stone tiles out here
that we do have in the kitchen,
which makes it feel-
The continuity from indoor to outdoor is great.
So seamless as well.
We've got, yeah, we've got some nice stairs
leading up to a bunch of green space.
We've even got kind of a little decking area up there,
which would be perfect for a hot tub, I must say.
Yeah.
And then we've got these cool like ice cream whip.
Yeah, they do, don't they?
Mr. Whippy.
Bushes, yeah, exactly.
Yeah, tons of space.
Even got a shed.
You're really protected as well
and like private with all the trees around.
Yeah, nice.
Yeah, look at those windows.
They go all the way to the end.
So it lets so much light in.
Nicely leads us onto our dining table.
So if you don't want to dine outside in your patio,
you can come straight back in.
Yeah, I love a circular dining table.
You can fit so many people around it.
King Arthur and all his knights.
Exactly.
And once again, the interior design is phenomenal.
I'm loving like all the different shades of gray in here
that match so well.
And yeah, nice flowers in the middle as well.
I was going to make a 50 shades of gray joke then,
but I just thought, no, let's not.
Maybe not.
Okay, and then leading onto here,
we have the kind of open ended living area.
Yeah, more bespoke cabinetry over at that end.
TV sits in there nicely.
How massive is that?
Yeah, it's huge.
It's a big TV.
It's huge and we've got really nice seating.
Like I said, you're in the cinema room.
This couch here kind of matches,
oh, it's so comfy,
it matches the cinema chairs.
Oh, I see what you mean.
Kind of the same style, like the boxy couch kind of look.
It's a very soft area of this room here
because it's got the hard tiles all the way through it,
but it kind of stops there when you hit that rug.
And even the sort of coffee table in front of you, Jaz,
the edges of that are nice and soft,
so it'll probably make a good little foot rest as well.
Yeah, definitely.
Chilling out, watching some TV.
Definitely, and I like the addition
of that kind of neutral tones in here as well.
I can't get over the size of that TV
and I love how the cabinetry perfectly matches that couch.
Yeah.
Sure, nice seating area there as well.
Yeah, definitely.
It's a really nice spaced out room.
Yeah.
Like I can't stress how open and airy it feels.
Yeah, yeah, we've got spotlights
all the way through here as well.
So as much as we have got one entire aspect
of this room being glass to let all the light in,
we've also got all of that for when it does get dark.
We've got speakers in the ceiling as well.
It's actually a Control 4 system here, so.
Yes.
Yeah, very high tech.
As you can see here.
Behind the door.
Yeah, sort of poking out.
Yeah, I like the double kind of French doors
that lead out into here as well.
With the glass now.
Come on, back down.
We're gonna take you into the dining room.
Let's do it.
So I love this room because it's quite,
it's still very modern.
Yeah.
But it's quite a contrast to that main room
in that you've got the kind of dark, oh my god.
Really striking wood, isn't it?
That black sycamore wood, very glossy.
Definitely, and it matches the cabinets.
You've got a lot more darker features in here.
Even the navy curtains matching the kind of navy seats.
It looks really luxury in here.
It does, definitely.
Yeah, we've got this nice kind of textured wallpaper
as well running throughout.
Really gives a lot of dimension to the room.
Again with the greys though, right?
It's like another grey option.
Yeah.
Which is good.
And then in the cupboards that end,
we actually have the same matching sycamore wood.
Yeah.
But it has like an antique-y brass finish to it.
Yeah.
But like Jaz said, you know, it's a modern look
of this house.
Definitely.
It's more of like a gentleman's vibe, you know?
Yeah, very much so.
Yeah, and the lighting in here is a lot warmer, I think.
Yes, perfect for dining.
Yeah, and then we've got two sets of double doors
leading to the side access that goes round
to the front of the property and also the back
with some more Mr. Wicky bushes.
Bushes, yeah.
Quite a regal theme with the blues and the golds.
Definitely.
Yeah, it's really cool.
So we've finished up now on the bottom floor.
Tom's gonna take you upstairs
and show you what's in store for you there.
Yeah, let's meet him up there.
Okay, now we're upstairs.
If you wanna follow me into the first room
of the first floor,
we're actually gonna check out this snooker room.
Now, an interesting thing about this space, it is awesome,
but the interior design company
actually knocked through this room.
It was two different bedrooms
and converted it into this snooker room.
Yeah.
That's pretty cool, right?
I know myself, personally, I'd rather have a snooker room
than an extra guest over each night.
Yeah.
But yeah, then we've got the same
really striking black sycamore wood
from downstairs with these antique-style handles.
Then we have the back-lit mirrors as well in there,
which are really nice.
Yeah, all bespoke as well.
It looks so stunning.
Yeah.
Because I love how glossy the sycamore is,
kind of fits in with the mirrors behind.
Yeah, and so well thought out with the interior design.
You know, all of the edges of here,
the same antique brass.
We've even got the sort of stem of the-
Yeah.
Oh yeah, that's awesome.
All there with the same black sycamore.
It's a really nice style wood.
You don't see it a lot.
It's very unique.
Looks great.
And because it's slightly darker,
works well with the old traditional look
of the snooker table, don't you think?
With the brown wood.
Yeah.
Sort of a wood-style flooring in here as well.
And yeah, some cool t-shirts on the wall.
Definitely, I think it fits-
You might know that bloke.
Definitely fits the theme, kind of,
that was in the dining room,
with that kind of-
Absolutely, yeah.
Darker, yeah.
Yeah, with the speakers- Love it.
And the ceiling here as well, with the lights.
We're gonna head on through into our first bedroom.
Now, yeah, if we go straight through here,
to go check out the principal suite.
So, gliding nicely past this insane walk-in wardrobe,
which we're gonna show you in a second,
we have this principal suite.
Now, you can see, probably from where I'm stood,
the size of this room.
Oh yeah.
Got a humongous ceiling in here.
Yeah, it looks like a vaulted ceiling.
Absolutely, yeah.
That's awesome.
We've got air con in here, a beautiful chandelier
over this sort of seating area in front of the bed.
But this headboard, and just the mirrors,
everything so bespoke, looking amazing.
All of the units match each other.
Yeah, I like the dark wood.
Everything, with that sort of gold rim
around the black glossy finish.
Yeah.
Looks awesome.
We've got a seating area here in front of the bed.
It's worth noting, actually, I'm gonna do it.
Yeah, wait, I'll go over here.
This TV comes out of this cupboard.
So, nicely hidden away.
You're sitting in bed,
you're chilling out on your sofa or whatever.
Just waiting for your TV to come up.
Now, I think that's pretty bad-ass.
Like a James Bond feature.
Oh yeah, definitely.
That's cool, right?
I like the marble effect on the blinds as well.
That's pretty cool.
But look how high up that is.
I know, wow.
So, you can sit all the way in bed.
Oh yeah, awesome.
You can change the height as well.
I'll leave it there for now.
But, it's pretty sweet, right?
I love how you, sorry Tom,
you step down into this room as well.
Makes it feel so much more cosy as well.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And we've got, again,
we mentioned with the bespoke cabinetry,
but here is a really nice setup for your jewellery and stuff.
Nice dressing table.
But, as Jaz said, up the stairs,
we're gonna head up and come into this walk-in wardrobe.
Now, check this out.
There's a few pairs of shoes here
that I quite like myself.
Yeah, that's impressive.
Look away.
But yeah, really impressive bespoke setup in here.
All the ambient lighting around the edges as well,
which look great.
And it's another really high ceiling in here too.
Definitely.
But yeah, there's actually probably even room for more.
More storage.
Yeah.
And then we've got the en-suite in here,
which is absolutely massive of a space.
Huge floor tiles as well, just like in the kitchen,
but these are darker.
Then we have the dark wood drawers in here,
along with the dark stone drawers nicely.
Yeah, I like the brass additions as well,
like the taps, the shower.
Lots of different, yeah,
different dark tones in here as well.
Like Jaz said,
sort of the brass antique-y look
that we've seen throughout the property.
So nice bit of contingency there.
I like how the light is kind of like recessed up
in this little escape here,
so you get like a really nice shadow casted down,
which looks amazing on these tiles.
It's like a stone effect.
Yeah.
Like a stone.
Very 3D.
Yeah.
The way that it's sort of in ridges.
Yeah.
You've got that natural stone look.
Yeah, that's cool.
Again, the brass theme.
A nice low down, very intimate bathtub.
Pretty cool.
And then in here.
Little walk-in.
Yeah, the glass green leads us into this walk-in shower.
Massive showerhead.
Awesome.
Awesome en-suite, this.
Definitely.
Twin sinks too.
Yeah, I love that.
Yeah, it's pretty cool.
And even the way that the drain works in these sinks,
if you get a little close-up.
See how there's no drain,
no ice or drain in the middle?
It's just nice and seamless.
It's like an infinity pool in your sink.
Reminds me of Kim Kardashian's sinks.
I don't know what they look like.
Oh.
We ran them last night, didn't we?
Yeah.
Okay, another bedroom.
I'm gonna head on in here.
Now we've got a sort of different style in here,
as the other one was very dark.
This one's really light.
Light and moody.
Makes it feel nice and big,
because it is a little bit smaller,
but it's still a huge room, I mean.
Yeah.
Very, very wide space,
with a sort of, a lot of symmetry in here,
because we've got the doors either side.
One to a dressing room,
and then one to an en-suite.
Yeah.
But it looks out nicely to these sort of bay windows,
looking out to the front drive of your property.
Also just noticed that the fluffy stool
matches the bed frame.
Ah, yeah, good spot.
Yeah.
And there's a TV in the corner here,
which sits nicely there.
Yeah, perfectly placed for your,
from your bed, isn't it?
Sit and watch that,
some artwork on the other side,
but if we show you the en-suite now.
Oh gosh, it's so bright in here.
Yeah, it is.
I like the lighting around the edges of these mirrors.
Yeah.
They look really cool.
Yeah.
And like you said,
very bright in here,
because we've got a window at that end,
which brings in a lot of light.
And we've also got the shower here behind the screen,
sliding door.
Oh, nice.
But it's really big.
It's got a nice recess for your products as well.
But yeah, pretty big shower, right?
I like the floor in this one.
Yeah, so we've got like the light,
marble-looking floor,
and then the dark on the walls,
which looks nice.
Yeah.
And a soft carpet throughout all the bedrooms,
which is a must.
Oh yeah, and in the hallway,
which is nice.
Yes, really soft.
It's a very homey carpet, homey.
Just quickly pop in those in here.
We've got another dressing room.
Oh yeah.
Plenty of space for your goods.
Yeah.
Your goods.
Your clothes.
And then back across the landing,
we have another bedroom in here.
Again, a little bit smaller.
This used to be the en suite
for one of the bedrooms in the snooker room.
Yes, so the bedrooms that were knocked down
to convert to the snooker room.
Yeah, this used to actually be the bathroom for those,
but it was converted perfectly.
Yeah, used the space to cater to what the owner wanted,
which is awesome for an interior design company.
Spot the Jimmy Choos down there.
Oh yeah, I left them there earlier.
And we've got storage this side as well.
But yeah, a great guest bedroom.
And then we've got a final bedroom down here.
Before we go in, we've got a family bathroom,
which is lovely.
Oh yeah, I like this bathroom.
More glossy tiles on the wall here,
but again, with the grey.
It's a very sort of beachy feel in here, I think.
You know, with the sort of light tones.
Again, with the window, which is nice.
It's frosted, yes.
It keeps it nice and private,
but brings in all of that light.
And then we've got the sort of more matte flooring.
Yes.
Means it's less slippery in the shower.
I love this little heart-shaped, can I just?
Oh yeah.
Little heart-washing basket.
There you go.
Love it.
And then we've got the last bedroom in here.
I really love this bedroom.
I love the like, darker blues.
The bed frame looks insane.
Similar colour palette to the dining room
that we saw downstairs, with the sort of the blues,
and we've got some brassy golds on that end as well.
Got a great look over your back garden from here too.
All of the bedrooms have really deep shelves.
Yeah, windowsills.
Really deep sills on the windows.
Yeah, there.
That's good.
Storing some bits and bobs.
Yeah.
Massive, massive bed in here.
Loads of pillows.
Much needs to be a very comfortable night's sleep.
I like the headboard too,
how it sort of steps around.
Yeah, definitely.
And once again, we've got loads of storage.
I think in this room, Tom,
there was a door leading to the bathroom we've just been in,
but they knocked it,
so they keep it as a family bathroom.
Yeah, exactly.
And then to the other end of the room,
we have these grey cabinets,
which really match the tones of the walls nicely.
But yeah, tons of storage in here as well.
Yeah, lots and lots of room.
It's worth noting that where we are,
like I mentioned before,
we have a view of the garden,
but we're also surrounded in green space.
We have a very village feel,
even though we're only 30 minutes drive away
from the city centre of Birmingham.
Yeah.
That's awesome.
That's a lot of appeal there.
We've also got a golf course about five minutes away,
and Barnt Green train station,
which is about five minutes away as well.
So commuting, that would be perfect.
Super convenient.
I definitely like the feel
of having that removed from the city feel,
but being close enough to sort of commute there
if you want to in a short distance.
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