A 1990s suburban house at the bottom of a cul-de-sac in Dún Laoghaire was nearly doubled in size when its owners embarked on a major makeover 10 years ago. Number 6 Grangewood Court, a detached house off Rochestown Avenue, is now a smart 334sq m (3,600sq ft) five-bed house, for sale through Sherry FitzGerald for €1.2 million.

The owners extended the house at the side and the back, adding a conservatory and, upstairs, a terrace off the main bedroom which overlooks the grounds of the Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT), around the corner on Kill Avenue.

Plenty of space

The house has plenty of space – some of it open-plan, some separate – that would suit a big family. A polished walnut floor runs throughout most of the ground floor and there’s recessed lighting everywhere.

The front door of the house opens into a very large, bright hall with a box bay window and window seat. Two good-sized reception rooms, a drawingroom and livingroom, open off it to the right, while a games room on the left fits a good-sized pool table.

Double doors open from the livingroom into the conservatory and from there into the fairly open-plan rooms at the back of the house. The diningroom and kitchen/breakfastroom are bright spaces, with lots of windows and double doors opening into the back garden. The kitchen, which has cream units, a marble-topped island and countertops, a pop-up TV unit and a wine fridge, opens into a good-sized utility room.

Jacuzzi bath

Upstairs, five bedrooms – all doubles – open off a wide landing where there’s space for a large desk; the owners use it as a study. Most of the bedrooms are ensuite and the main bedroom has it all: a dressingroom area, a mostly-tiled ensuite with a Jacuzzi bath and a shower and double doors onto the outdoor terrace, with a sand-blasted glass surround.

The back garden is laid out mainly in lawn and has three separate patio areas.