From fireplaces to bell pulls, the stained glass fanlight to the elegant ceiling roses, 66 Monkstown Road is brimful with original features. It is also a relaxed, comfortable and stylish home in a very good location. For sale with Forbes Hamilton at an estimate of €1.355 million, the house has 238sq m (2,565sq ft) of living accommodation over three floors, with a little bit of extra on top.
The owner, solicitor Julian Deale, retains his offices at the garden level, which has interior access, and also can be reached by a separate door to the front where there is convenient gravel parking for three cars. Parking can be at a premium in Monkstown village, so this is a definite bonus. As this level has its own bathroom facilities, it could also be transformed into a separate apartment with the addition of a kitchen.
The reception rooms – the drawingroom, diningroom and kitchen – are on the first floor. The drawingroom and diningroom open through to one another, and the kitchen is nicely done with pine units, an electric Aga, and wooden countertops. Sliding French windows open to stone steps that lead to the back garden, which has patios, grass and planting. There is also patio access to the garden level rooms.
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Quirky charms
Go up to find a bright single bedroom and the family bathroom on the return, then two very generous doubles with super windows on the first floor-proper. There is also a small single, currently in use as a study, which would make a lovely nursery – if you’re at that stage of life.
Up another set of stairs there’s a sweet single bedroom with an en suite that includes a highly “original features” toilet as part of its quirky charms.
Another narrow stair leads to a door leading to a delicious little terrace.
This has space for a spot of decking, where a small table, and a pair of chairs to soak up the sunsets and sea views, from the very top of this extremely charming house.
