Dundrum: €5m:An immaculately presented five-bedroom house on a third of an acre of garden impresses Alanna Gallagher.
Cullenagh on Stoney Road in Dublin 14 is a rare thing in today's market - an immaculately presented family home that hasn't been staged or upgraded for selling purposes.
Everything on view was purchased for the owners to enjoy and that is part of its charm. The atmosphere, too, says this is a house that has enjoyed its tenure as a family home.
The five-bedroom, detached residence is set on one of Dundrum's most desirable addresses, located between Taney Road and Upper Kilmacud Road. It is for sale by private treaty through Douglas Newman Good with an asking price of €5 million.
The house sits on 0.3 of an acre of land, which is divided into three separate outside areas. To the rear is a sunken-style barbecue area, accessed through the kitchen's French doors. A raised garden adjoins this.
An apple orchard with decking and Barna sheds is a completely private and a separate second exterior area which leads through to a large lawn, ideal for games of five-aside football or indeed development, subject to planning. The boundaries on all sides are completely secluded from the street.
Inside there are several period features including cornicing, ceiling roses and stained glass inner door and upstairs window. The drawingroom has a feature bay window with Victorian interconnecting doors that lead through to the diningroom.
Both rooms have box bay windows that add oodles of additional light. A family room on the other side of the hall is cosier in mood but no less grand and features one of the property's original fireplaces.
A hallway leads to the bespoke, hand-painted kitchen, which has polished black granite worktops and a separate dining area. A utility room houses the washing machine and drier. The kitchen opens onto the patio - a morning suntrap. A bright sunroom with Velux windows also has French doors leading out into the garden.
There are five bedrooms, all of which are en suite. The main bedroom features a clawfoot bath while the other bathrooms have showers.
An attic room on the second floor offers additional bedroom space although at some 328sq m (3,245sq ft) in size you might wonder what to do with the extra room. The front is discreetly landscaped and features a local landmark, a Monkey Puzzle tree that is lit at night.
The location has mountain views as well as Luas access into the city centre as well as all of the fringe benefits offered by the nearby Dundrum shopping centre. If there is a downside to this property it's that it is so homely and comfortable that your children will never move out.
