Castleknock: €1.1m Dunsandle Court is a quiet, settled Castleknock cul-de-sac built in the 1970s to a variety of designs.
Number 4 is a detached family home which is very well-maintained and has a happy, lived-in feeling. It is scheduled for auction on May 11th with Flynn and Associates quoting a guide of €1.1 million.
The house is double-fronted and all the rooms have large picture windows so there is no shortage of natural light. The front door opens into a square, atrium-style hall with a study and bathroom to the right and reception rooms to the left. The study has high quality built-in units and plenty of room for sofas.
The lounge is painted a deep terracotta colour and has ceiling coving and a large marble open fireplace, with glass doors opening into a formal diningroom. This in turn leads to the large conservatory extension, a big bright space that runs the full width of the house. At one side are some comfortable sofas, while the other end is used as a family dining area and runs seamlessly into the kitchen.
This is well kitted out with Shaker-style cupboards in maple and turquoise, with a turquoise tiled splashback and occasional frosted glass doors. A large, split-level island unit provides lots of storage and additional work surfaces.
Off the kitchen is a lobby that provides access to the sizeable utility room, which has room for an overflow fridge, and to the back garden. There is a passage either side of the house, one leading directly to a purple-painted shed. Orientated south-west, the garden has a decent lawn surrounded by raised beds and a cobble-locked patio next to the conservatory; mature trees along the boundaries ensure it is not overlooked.
The stairs are well lit by a window on the landing, and by a large glass door that leads to a flower balcony at the front of the house. The main bedroom, at the back, is a large, square restful room decorated in creams and whites, with a co-ordinating en suite bathroom that has a step-in shower and some attractive built-in units.
The other four good-sized bedrooms are nicely decorated to suit their young occupants, and all have built-in wardrobes. They all share the family bathroom which is partly tiled in blue, and its proportions allow for large, free-standing shelves.
With 186 sq m (2,000 sq ft), this is a generous family home that feels spacious inside and out. There is off-street parking for at least two cars at the front, and a large green to play on just around the corner.
