Mount Merrion: €1.25mThose in search of a family home in ready-to-go condition should think about visiting 91 Fosters Avenue in Mount Merrion. Douglas Newman Good will auction the four-bedroom semi-detached house on March 15th with an advised minimum value (AMV) of €1.25 million.

With 190sq m (1,050sq ft) of renovated living space, all that needs to be done by potential purchasers is redecoration to taste. Its current owners bought the house in 1990 and did much of the work in 1998, but it's clear that it has been well-maintained.

The house is set back a reasonable distance from the road and the exterior has a style typical to semi-detached houses in the area. Inside, however, details such as wainscot panelling, architectural covings and cast-iron chimneypieces have been added.

The entrance hall has panelled doors leading to various other rooms: to the left is the main entertaining space, a long room stretching the depth of the house. At the front is the diningroom, in the middle, the livingroom and at the back, a sunroom with double doors to the garden. All three interconnect smoothly.

The floor in these rooms is polished timber, glazed to a high sheen. The current owners favour a traditional style and items, such as rich Mulberry curtains, are included in the sale.

The owner once ran a Montessori school from the house so, at the rear, reached through a utility room, is a very large room that once served as play area for her charges. Although no longer used as such, it fits naturally into the house and she says her own young children cycle around this room. New owners might consider converting this room into a kitchen and family room. At present, the kitchen is at the front of the house. It has a Stanley range, ceiling with skylight, painted units and tiled floor.

Upstairs, in the original part of the house, there is a small single and a large double bedroom to the front. Another double faces the rear. Next to this is the family bathroom. Also upstairs, but part of the extension, is a suite that comprises a study, large bedroom and en suite.

There is off-street car-parking to the front and a 70ft long rear garden that backs onto UCD. It's a testament to the appeal of the location that, after three years searching for a new house, the owners ended up buying another home on Fosters Avenue.