BLACKROCK: €1.1M:AN opulently decorated house at 9 Prince Edward Terrace, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin is for sale at a modest-sounding €1.1 million through Savills.

Dating from 1841, the end of terrace house with 223sq m (2,400sq ft) of floor space is currently laid out with just two bedrooms, one of the original bedrooms having been converted into an en suite bathroom. There are four reception rooms including a large conservatory diningroom that overlooks a 90ft back garden.

A well-cared house when they bought it in 1996, the owners have sensitively preserved or replaced period features throughout.

Floors on the ground level are a honeyed antique French oak, Ventrolla sash windows have replaced the originals and original fireplaces replaced by delicately patterned Regency marble fireplaces.

The owners' unique style impacts immediately you step through the front door into a hallway with rich, red-patterned wallpaper, a fine ceiling rose and cornicing, and a sweep of yellow/red carpet on the stairs. All the fitted carpets, curtains, blinds and kitchen appliances are to be included in the sale.

The jewel colours of the interconnecting drawing and diningrooms bathe in the light from sash windows to the front and rear. The walls are a deep yellow and the cornicing and plasterwork suitably ornate.

At garden level there's a family room, aelaborately fitted kitchen/breakfastroom and the large conservatory. There is also a laundry room at this level.

Upstairs, the main, first floor bedroom has walls and a fitted wardrobe of a mellow yellow colour, an exuberance of floral design everywhere else. Its en suite is large and luxurious with a double shower and bank of yellow wardrobes. A second bedroom leads to a green-with-white-marble family bathroom.

9 Prince Edward Terrace, Blackrock, Co Dublin

Opulently decorated and cared-for 1841 home for sale for €1.1m

Agent: Savills