DALKEY €795,000:A cottage offering both complete privacy and proximity to the heart of Dalkey village is for sale by private treaty through Lisney for €795,000, writes Eivlín Roden
A small gate and secluded path leads to 31 Convent Road, which is only a couple of minutes' walk from restaurants and shops.
The gate opens onto the sandstone paved path which leads between flowerbeds and fencing to the sunny loggia with tiled floor and double doors.
The house has two bedrooms and 85sq m (910sq ft) of space. The owners have opened up the living space into one large area with a square livingroom in front, the diningroom now lit from above in the centre and a charming blue kitchen at the back, also lit from above and with floor-to-ceiling French doors at the side which opens onto a private patio.
The house combines the best of old and new with discoveries made during the renovation held onto, such as the exposed granite wall in the livingroom and granite fireplace and high vaulted ceiling.
At the same time there is a feeling of contemporary comfort with timber floors throughout, a wood-burning stove, plain white walls and lots of light from timber-framed windows and doors. An aquarium set into the half wall between living and diningroom and the pale blue gloss units and stainless steel appliances of the kitchen add an individual touch.
The main bedroom opens off the livingroom near the hall door and the second, smaller one, with the family bathroom, is by a little lobby off the diningroom. Both are pretty rooms with the main almost square with one angled wall and a neat en suite.
The lobby to the second bedroom contains a hot press and entrance to the bathroom effectively giving it an en suite. Both bathrooms have tiled floors.
Most of the space in front of the house is taken up with the path and a small area around the loggia, that contains a palm tree and other plants.
At the back off the kitchen is a sunny private patio with a circle of sandstone paving, attractive planting and little stone shed. Two of its walls are formed by the kitchen and the second bedroom.
Parking is on the road with residential disc parking and the Dart is a short walk away.
31 Convent Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin -Two-bedroom cottage with exposed granite wall near village
Agent:Lisney
