Blackrock: €2.2mA large double-fronted Georgian house in Blackrock, on one of the loveliest terraces in Dublin, is for auction with Lisney on October 5th with a guide price of €2.2 million.
Number 2 Lower Prince Edward Terrace is situated on the left as you go up Carysfort Avenue from Blackrock, near the beginning of this long terrace of well- proportioned houses. The serene white house is set back from the road behind cast-iron electric gates and its exterior Georgian symmetry is matched inside with attractively relaxing décor.
The two-floor over basement 324sq m (3,490sq ft) house has four bedrooms, large reception rooms and fine gardens. It is ready to walk into, completely done up and immediately liveable in.
On the right of the pale carpeted hall is a sittingroom lit from windows at both ends, and unlike the muted shades of the rest of the house, painted in rich soft green, while on the other side are double reception rooms with interconnecting doors.
These are grander rooms with all the original fittings - marble fireplaces, ceiling roses and cornices, picture rails and polished floorboards. A well-fitted shower room lies at the back of this floor.
The garden-level kitchen is a long low room with a door up to the front garden. It is fitted with painted Shaker-style units, a white Aga and a tiled floor. There is a lot of exposed brickwork, and a dividing wall with two openings leading into a cosy sitting area and French doors to the back garden. A utility room, wine store and storeroom make clever use of space; across the hall is a maple-floored games room, and a double bedroom.
Upstairs, there are three spacious bedrooms with individual features, such as a glazed mahogany bookcase set into the wall in one, a maple floor in another, and the original fireplace in the third.
The main bedroom is at the front with walk-in dressingroom and a large en suite bathroom. At the top of the house up a few stairs is a small seating area lit by a porthole window.
Outside, the 134ft back garden is mostly in lawn with a patio area shaded by a huge tree, floodlit and with raised beds. The front is gravelled, with room for several cars.
