Dalkey/€2.4 millionHeather House, Torca Road, Dalkey - a large stylish house painted pale pink on one of Dalkey's finest elevated sites - has some of the most spectacular views available over Dalkey, Dún Laoghaire harbour and Dublin Bay. It will be auctioned on March 31st with Sherry Fitzgerald guiding €2.4 million.
Torca Road is a cul-de-sac which ends in one of the leafy pathways traversing Killiney/Dalkey Hill. This detached property on one acre was built in the 1970s on an elevated site fitting snugly into the side of the hill. When the present owners moved in six years ago they carried out an extensive refurbishment - building a conservatory and separate elevated deck, upgrading the gardens to create many areas of interest on different levels while retaining a feature granite outcrop, part of the structure of the hill itself.
Inside the main reception rooms are on the first floor to capitalise on the superb front and side views, with many rooms having a dual aspect. In addition, large square bay windows, exposed pine internal doors and a neutral colour scheme throughout works successfully to create a lovely feeling of space and light.
The first floor drawing/diningroom extending the width of the house has five windows giving kaleidoscopic views. A fine ornamental mantelpiece in red/black marble has a painted tiled inset.
The room is connected to the kitchen and through double doors to a timber deck.
A large family room has equally arresting views with easy chairs grouped around an attractive cherrywood/slate fireplace. It opens to a rear facing elevated Hamptons conservatory with travertine stone floor. A front facing room with book lined walls is decorated in deep crimson and used as a study. The large kitchen/breakfast room is extensively fitted in Shaker-style units in maple with marble counter tops incorporating Bosch oven, hob, fridge freezer and dishwasher. The walls are painted a warm apricot and there is a fitted window seat. The view is of the rear garden defined by a deep high rockery.
The reception hall is floored in ceramic tile, while an inner hall has a glazed area with a couch to sit and enjoy the view. Much of the ground floor is carpeted in blonde cord wool. Each of the five bedrooms is decorated in pale shades with fitted ash wood wardrobes. The main bedroom is en suite, while the main bathroom is tiled dramatically in black-white marble with dual pedestal basins, period cast-iron bath with claw legs, large wall mirror and overall art deco feel. A utility room, guest wc and a hall storage wall completes the ground floor.
The house is reached via a short private road through electronic entrance gates with the front drive curving round to a gravelled rear courtyard. The front lawn is fringed with mature plants, colourful heathers and rose bushes. Steps lead from the decking area to the elevated rear lawn whose boundary wall has an exit onto Dalkey Hill.
Shallow steps lead to the front of the house, past a viewing point furnished with table and chairs, two separate water features and a small Japanese-style garden incorporating yet more opportunities to sit and enjoy the panorama below.
