Describing My House

Describing My House

My house has often been referred to as 'Amytiville', since the sun

rarely shines in the back garden. However the enclosed front garden is

a perfect spot for sunbathing as there are no houses on the opposite

side of the road, only a marvelous view of Barry Docks. It is an old

Victorian three-storey house and stands between two others just like

it. They are bigger than the other houses along that road because

(rumour has it) they belonged to some Victorian ship-owners or perhaps

Admirals.

It is much bigger inside than it appears because many of the rooms

have now been knocked through: downstairs the two front rooms were

converted into a large living room and the back room was knocked

through to make the kitchen bigger. The front room is a very spacious

and relaxing area, painted sky blue with wooden skirting boards and

windowsills. Next to the cream leather sofa nearest the front window,

there is a tall fig plant that gives the room a feeling of life. On

the wall above the fireplace there is a print called "Balconies on the

Grand Canal", by Jonathan Pike. Towards the back of the room, some

large French windows open into the kitchen.

The kitchen is bigger than most (it used to be a living room and a

kitchen but has since been converted into a large kitchen). It is a

very aesthetically pleasing room, the near side of it almost empty,

except for a dresser and a game of solitaire sitting on the nearest

windowsill. The cooking area is has a farmhouse feel to it and have

many cupboards and shelves, which are stacked with cooking equipment

and recipe books. The kitchen leads to the small back garden, which is

surrounded by high walls. The small lean-to houses the washing and

drying machines and the large brown shed contain paint pots and some

sport equipment.

The original wooden staircase in the hall leads up to the first floor

where there are three bedrooms, one bathroom and an airing cupboard.