b'feature houseC self-assured Christchurch house is a C hris Bracegirdle and Lindsay Robinsons great example of how best to live.Its fabulousness is the result of acting with urgency,thenemployingacertaingutsy restraint.Keepreadingandyoullrealise theres no oxymoron here. The home is also a result of trusting the expertise and design skill of talented professionals.The couple may never have driven this way across the Christchurch hills just over a decade ago, had they not swerved from Chris plans for the day. Still resident in Nelson, Chris was on a weekend visit south. Suffering a cold,shecancelledanarrangementand insteaddroveslowlypastahomelisted for sale, on the apex of three roads. The house in question was fairly pedestriana weatherboard bungalow split in two. Onehugelyredeemingfeature,however, wasitswideseaviews.Nothesitating, Lindsayphonedarchitectandfriend IanCumberpatch,whodrovestraight over,spiedtheviewfromtheroofand wholeheartedlyendorsedtheplanto purchase.Bydecidingsospontaneously, Chris and Lindsay neatly nipped in front of a growing line-up of potential buyers. Its something theyve not regretted. floor plansSENSUITEPLANTER BEDROOM SH1LINE OF ROOF OVERTERRACE ROBELINE OF ROOF OVER SUNROOMTERRACE SLSL SITTING STUDYThe living area is a sophisticatedLINEOF ROOF BELOW SL CBspace with a spark of fun thanksLIVING DINING UP CBto colourful furnishings. ReseneSL GARAGE BEDROOM LDY BEDROOMMasala is on the back wall, theTERRACE 2 SH 3ceiling is Resene Merino, theDN T F KITCHEN CB BATHkitchen Resene Pacika andPANTRY UPResene Aluminium.ReseneVibeResene Whiteout21'