MOUNT MERRION, €985,000:NUMBER 10 Glenabbey Road in Mount Merrion, Co Dublin has been so thoroughly renovated that it has all the look of a brand new house – one with a strong Scandinavian feel at that.
New on the books at Felicity Fox, the three-bedroom house is priced at €985,000. Apart from the renovation work, which was carried out in 2006, there are other notable features to the property – the back garden that’s over 70ft long, and the potential to further extend, into the garage at the side of the house. Parking for three or more cars in front of the house is another bonus.
This was originally a four-bedroom house but the owners decided to turn one of the bedrooms into an open-plan study which creates a nice sense of space on the upper floor. The three remaining rooms are all doubles with good storage in cherrywood wardrobes.
Timber is used extensively through the ground floor where the rooms flow into one another, with the most important space – the kitchen – connecting to both a lovely garden room with a wall of windows overlooking the garden, and a spacious family room. Solid oak units in the kitchen include tall cupboards flanking the entrance to the family room providing good storage space, while a utility room off the kitchen takes the extra clutter.
