TERENURE €300,000:THE OWNER of 188 Bushy Park House in Terenure bought his apartment off the plans nearly 10 years ago and as he is a designer and used to these things, had the confidence to go in when the two-bedroom apartment was just a shell and customise the interior to suit his taste and lifestyle.

So while the 83sq m (890sq ft) fourth-floor apartment is probably similar in layout to others in this well-kept, now mature, O’Mahoney Pike designed development, it features many unique and attractive details.

Sherry FitzGerald is selling 188 Bushy Park House with an asking price of €300,000.

The owner specified partially glazed interior doors (with bronze handles) to make the space seem airy, laid walnut flooring throughout, installed ceiling coving to suit his traditional interior style and had his own kitchen design – which features painted timber units with Carrera marble worktops and splashback installed.

The apartment originally would have been laid out with two bedrooms, with one en suite and a main bathroom but he preferred to use the second bedroom as a home office. So he had little use of two full bathrooms and converted the second bathroom to a guest toilet. The plumbing is there to fit a shower should new owners prefer. Off the large double bedroom is a full bathroom en suite.

The smart-looking living room is spacious, with a gas fire in the French limestone fireplace and it opens out onto a good-sized balcony. The views are over the trees in Bushy Park and toward the Dublin mountains.

This development attracted many downsizers from larger houses in the area and is mostly owner occupied and it looks quiet, well maintained and attractive.

It is laid out in several blocks around the large period house that was once the home of George Bernard Shaw and there is underground parking.

The owners of the block where number 188 is have taken over its management and the annual service charge for this apartment is €1,700.

Apt 188 Bushy Park House, Terenure, Dublin 6W Two-bed apartment in mature 10-year old development Agent: Sherry FitzGerald