Dublin 4: €2.7m A good solid family house with great gardens will find a ready market in any location. Throw in a Dublin 4 postmark and its desirability soars.
Gunne is expecting 14 Merlyn Road to fetch over €2.7 million when it goes under the hammer on September 21st.
On a quiet avenue off Merrion Road, this 300sq m (3,200sq ft) detached house has five bedrooms, an expensively decorated interior and a private south-facing back garden.
Number 14 has been owned by the same family for a generation and, family grown, the owners are now downsizing.
Minimalism was not in vogue when these 1940s houses were built.
Ceilings are high, proportions good and there is a wealth of stained glass which was fashionable at the time.
The owners have upgraded with an eye to the house's original architecture.
Stained glass craftsmen were commissioned to replace the original windows with a double-glazed version. These tint the natural light and give privacy where needed from neighbouring houses.
A wide entrance hall with Amtico flooring opens to a study, with a family sittingroom beyond an oak-lined arch.
Originally a garage, this room is oak-panelled, with bookshelves and flooring. A door links with the utility room, which has a porcelain floor and built-in cupboards.
Through to the kitchen, this is a big family-sized split-level space with handmade oak units with leaded glass windows.
The De Deitrich double oven, hob and integrated dishwasher are included.
An oak-panelled ante-room with easy chairs includes leaded cupboards for glass and silverware.
A door opens from the kitchen to a formal diningroom which sits 12 to dinner with ease. Oak parquet flooring is polished to a high shine.
Roman-style columns form an arch to a cosy sittingroom with parquet flooring and a fine antique marble fireplace with overmantel.
The drawingroom overlooking the front garden has an Adams-style fireplace and oak floor.
Upstairs, the main bedroom spans the width of the house and is impressive by any standards. A walk-through dressingroom opens to a huge bedroom suite with a fine marble fireplace, oak floor and separate sitting area. The luxurious en suite bathroom incorporates a Jacuzzi and double shower/steam room with Grohe fittings.
Four further bedrooms, the family bathroom and separate toilet are also off this landing. Children will fight over the bright attic room on the top floor, converted to a guest bedroom and with mahogany flooring.
Outside, the front garden has a cobbled drive, boundary hedges and myriad scented roses and flowering shrubs. The high-walled back garden faces south and is mostly in lawn, with a paved seating area and clipped shrubs.
