Entertaining would be a breeze in this bright and airy house just outside Delgany village. Extended and renovated over the years, Riverglen has a livingroom opening through glazed doors into a wide conservatory and across the hall, into a familyroom/kitchen/breakfastroom – all looking on to a lush green lawn bordered by flowerbeds filled with colour.
Not to mention the putting green with a bunker at one side of the lawn, where competitions were held when the owners entertained. Golfers should also note that Delgany Golf Club is just up the road, with Greystones Golf Club nearby.
Riverglen, a 343sq m (3,690sq ft) detached five-bedroom house on 0.8 of an acre, is for sale through Colliers for €1,480,000.
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The house has an almost Mediterranean feel about it, especially on a sunny June morning. All the downstairs is floored with creamy marble tiles, furnishings in the livingroom are cream and white, Clive Christian kitchen units are ivory: splashes of colour come in carpets and cushions, and huge vases of flowers from the garden. There are a number of floor-to-ceiling mirrors: design and decor combine to make this a very light, open home.
One room is an exception: there’s a gentlemen’s club atmosphere in the pool room off the conservatory, big enough for a full-sized pool table, with red walls, tartan curtains and a corner bar. (The pool table can also be covered and used as a buffet table for parties, the owner points out.)
There’s room in the conservatory for a 12-seater glass-topped table at one end and sofas at the other. The kitchen/familyroom, open- plan but divided by the chimneybreast, is a smart and comfortable space. The kitchen has marble countertops, a big American fridge, Gaggenau oven and off the kitchen is a good-sized utility room. There is also a study/granny flat tucked away at the front of the house, with an en-suite shower/steam room.
There is plenty of storage space upstairs, where all the bedrooms, one currently used as a study, have fitted wardrobes.
The main en-suite bedroom is prettily feminine, with floral decor and a dressingroom with a vanity unit. A large guest bedroom suite with a separate bathroom opens on to a rooftop sun terrace: plans were drawn up to build another bedroom and study here. From here, you can see a hillside beyond, where a neighbour’s sheep graze.
Lots of planning and TLC has gone into the garden, which wraps around the house, sheltered by tall hedges. There are several patios to dine on, a landscaped area with a weeping willow, a rose garden, a garden shed, and of course, the putting green.
There is ample room for parking on a cobblelocked drive, and a rose-covered carport.
