Fjordvej 120

So dig out your work gloves, pull on your safety boots and load the tools into the car, because we are heading to Munkebo, where a charming half-timbered property is crying out for a complete overhaul. Several floors and endless possibilities await, just 600 m from the fjord. Are you in? The property is currently divided into several unoccupied rental units, so you can either do them up for letting or combine everything into one large family home.
You can feel the sweep of history as you arrive in front of the large property known as Rørbæk. Black timber framing holds the red brickwork together, white window frames let light into the home and two chimneys sit on the roof – a cosy, idyllic picture. The high plinth makes way for a raised walkway on the other side, which leads out onto a covered terrace with a chequered tiled floor, while the steps lead down into the green spaces of the garden; here you can create a lush haven.

The front door opens onto a house that needs plenty of tender loving care from one end to the other, and the obvious approach is to renovate with a feel for the property’s authentic spirit, creating a modern, comfortable home in its original wrapping. The space comprises two multi-purpose rooms in the basement; four rooms, two bathrooms, a living room and a kitchen on the ground floor; and a further two rooms, a living room, a bathroom and two multi-purpose rooms on the 1st floor.

There are windows with glazing bars and double doors into the living room, and if you dream of a layout suited to modern family life, the obvious move is to open up to the kitchen – perhaps even the large room – and create a big open-plan kitchen-diner. And perhaps you would like a master suite with its own walk-in wardrobe? That is possible upstairs. All in all, the house offers a wealth of ways to arrange it, and the only limit is your imagination.

You will be living on Fjordvej, which, as the name may suggest, runs along Kerteminde Fjord – in fact, it is just 600 m to the deep blue. It is a walk you can make in no time, and your own two feet will also carry you to the supermarkets, the gym facilities, the bakery and the cultural centre. There is also a school, a day-care centre, a sports centre, disc golf courses and a pizzeria for when dinner simply has to be easy, while the trip to Odense C takes no more than 15 minutes.