Yes, you do fancy Christmas dinner close to a beach this year, but you've decided to move house instead. Now one lucky family has the chance to have the best of both worlds as Alexander Morton Homes' superb Sandpiper showhouse at South Beach, Ardrossan becomes available for sale and is ready to move into now in good time for the festive season.

As well as a heated conservatory, perfect for (almost) al fresco winter dining, looking out onto a beautifully landscaped garden, the four bed-roomed showhome comes complete with a full range of desirable luxury extras. The fully-fitted deluxe kitchen dining room from Porcelanosa makes an ideal setting for some designer festive cuisine.

The luxury steam cabinet in the family bathroom is the ideal solution to easing away any residual seasonal stress. Heated floors in the kitchen and family bathroom together with good quality fitted carpets throughout all add up to hassle-free festive luxury. And all this only a 40-minute commute from Glasgow. At a price tag of only £195,000 you'll have plenty left for a bottle of bubbly to toast your new home.

If you'd rather ring out the old year before moving into the new, then you may want to secure your reservation for one of the eight remaining four bed-roomed detached homes at Alexander Morton's new luxury development at Kilmaurs Village, Ayrshire.

For Jim Malcolm, heading up the design team at Alexander Morton Homes means producing beautiful houses which work as practical and enjoyable living spaces for their owners.

The company's new Nightingale housestyle is being launched at their new development at Kilmaurs village, Ayrshire, and is a prime example of this.

'The whole house is designed to flow from the impressive entrance hallway which at 3 metres by 5 metres is as big as many lounges and as you move from room to room you're impressed by the sense of space and light,' says Malcolm

Glass-panelled double doors take you from the grandeur of the entrance hall into the spacious (28-foot) lounge and dining area. Yet another set of glazed doors takes you through to the well-equipped Howden kitchen. Or go through patio doors into the landscaped garden.

On the practical side, like all the best country houses, the Nightingale has a side door leading into a utility room, so that muddy boots, spades, wet dogs and children can be dealt with easily and with minimum fuss.

The two 5-bedroomed Kingfisher houses at Kilmaurs have already been sold to people who were impressed with the quality of the homes at the company's recent Ardrossan development.

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