Dublin: €2m: Sherry FitzGerald is expecting to fetch €2 million at auction on October 26th for a four-bedroom Victorian house on Glenart Avenue, a quiet, sought-after address in Blackrock, Co Dublin.
Number 3 is close to the end of the avenue and sheltered by the spreading branches of an ancient acacia tree. The forecourt has old cobbled bricks, edged by planting.
An understated elegance characterises the interior décor of this 219sq m (2,360sq ft) semi. Everything has been restored and maintained to an exceptional degree, with working shutters and sash windows, beautiful stone floors and a new kitchen by Dalkey Designs that blends in with the timeless character of this house.
Rooms are spacious and broad, even the hallway, which has almond pink walls with a stencilled border and a polished limestone floor. Off to the right are two bright formal rooms connected through fold-back doors. The drawingroom extends into the front bay window and includes an original white marble fireplace with brass inset.
Another marble and brass fireplace is in the adjoining diningroom, where French doors lead out to a flagged terrace. At the end of the hall, past an understairs laundry cupboard, is the kitchen/breakfastroom, with cream-painted units. Counter tops are polished granite and there is a full range of appliances. A shiny black gas Aga is complemented by a double gas burner, set into the worktop, concealed below a chopping board.
French doors open from here to the dining terrace. Off the kitchen is a cosy family room with two Velux windows, ceiling beams, polished floorboards and an oak shelving unit. This room also opens to the terrace.
The upstairs rooms are a great size. On the first return is a pretty double bedroom with cream oak-lined wardrobes. Next door is the family bathroom and airing cupboard. The large main bedroom overlooks the back garden. It has a wall of oak-lined wardrobes and an en suite with double-sized shower. A further two bedrooms, one a good double and the other a small double, have similarly smart wardrobes.
Facing south-west, the 104ft long back garden is stone walled and sheltered. A sandstone terrace outside the kitchen/diningroom leads up a couple of steps to a lawn.
