Co Wicklow €875,000:This home, which overlooks the Blessington lakes, resembles a traditional house on the outside but inside the style is contemporary, writes Anne Dempsey.
A modern cottage with spectacular views over Blessington Lakes, Co Wicklow, is for sale by private treaty with Ganly Walters which is quoting an asking price of €875,000.
Humpreystown, Valleymount, Co Wicklow, situated on 0.75 acres of gardens, looks like a traditional house on the outside, but inside, it's completely contemporary.
Designed to capitalise on the mountain and lake views, a large family area has two large glazed doors, which are at right angles, opening to raised decking areas, leading down to a rear and side lawn.
The original house has been doubled in size and now has four ground floor bedrooms and an attic floor.
Internal doors are in dark walnut complemented by a pale cream colour scheme throughout.
A hall with marble floor opens into the large light-filled rear living area, incorporating kitchen, family room and dining room.
The two reception rooms are separated by a central fireplace, the dining room is floored in marble, and the living room in rosewood. Each room has glazed patio doors leading to decking and garden.
The open-plan kitchen contains top-of-the-range equipment by Zanussi, and other modern fittings, including steel larder drawers, glazed cupboards and green bin section. There is an adjoining utility with a door to the rear.
There are four ground floor bedrooms, and the main bedroom has its own en suite.
The family bathroom is tiled in marble and mosaic. It has a Jacuzzi bath, shower and free-standing basin.
There is a long storage cupboard off the hall and a pine staircase leads up to a three roomed attic suite, which includes shower room.
Electric gates open to a gravelled drive in front of the house.
The side and rear lawn is fringed by mature trees and shrubs: all of it overlooks a lake and the misty blue Wicklow mountains beyond.
Valleymount is four miles from Blessington and 22 miles from Dublin.
