Among the new properties on the market this week are a period cottage that has been fully modernised in Dublin 18, a semi-detached home with country charm in Booterstown, and a former coach house with a walled garden, in Youghal, Co Cork.
Dublin 18, €890,000
Set behind electric gates and tall hedging, No 105 Cherrywood Road is a double-fronted former railway workers’ cottage with a gorgeous stone façade, sash windows framed by red brick, and a cute porch with a powder-blue door, along with half an acre of lovely gardens and outbuildings at the front and back.
It’s just as pleasing on the inside, where the owner has done a full upgrade — including some reconfiguration — since buying the C2 energy-rated detached property in 2021.
An extension added to the rear a few years before the owner’s arrival doubled the floor space to 102 sq m. Now the original cottage is the bedroom wing; the recent rejig of the space involved removing an en suite and separate shower room (both tiny) to create a dual-aspect main bedroom, and converting what was the third bedroom into a generous shower room.
The living/dining room has oak flooring and crisp white woodwork
Linking this section to the living accommodation is a bright conservatory-style entrance hall that opens on either side to the gravelled driveway and a sheltered patio space.
A half-staircase and double doors with stained-glass panels lead to an elegant living/dining room with oak flooring, crisp white woodwork, and walls painted in Farrow & Ball’s Pigeon. Two sets of patio doors from this triple-aspect room open to a terrace and the back garden.
Next door, the white kitchen has quartz countertops and brand-new appliances, including an induction hob, two ovens, a fridge and a washing machine, and more French doors to the garden.
Outside and beyond the terrace, a stepped path climbs up the long, sloping garden to a fully wired home office.
The large shower room
What we love All that charm — from the Boston ivy-covered sheds to the Colefax and Fowler wallpaper.
Good to know The N11 is at the end of the road, the M50 is a short drive away and the Luas is a seven-minute walk via a laneway shortcut.
Agent mulleryogara.ie
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Co Dublin, €1.45 million
No 25 Booterstown Avenue
Extended and refurbished about ten years ago, No 25 Booterstown Avenue is a double-fronted semi-detached home with country-cottage charm on the outside and lots of modern comfort on the inside, including underfloor heating on the lower level.
Linking all the rooms on the ground floor of this 177 sq m house — which has a B3 energy rating — is a light-filled entrance hall with herringbone oak flooring, bespoke understairs storage and glazed pocket doors to the kitchen/dining/living room at the back.
The Rhatigan & Hick-designed kitchen has a central island with marble worktop, electric Aga, pantry, integrated appliances and a freestanding American-style fridge-freezer. There’s a rooflight and sliding patio doors that open to the landscaped back garden, which has a large patio, some nice planting and artificial lawn.
More glazed pocket doors link the living area in the open-plan space to a separate sitting room with a bay window overlooking the front garden and a fireplace. Also on the ground floor are a utility room and a smart guest WC with part-panelled walls.
Upstairs are the family bathroom and four bedrooms, including a large main with a bay window, built-in wardrobes and an en suite shower room.
Sliding patio doors open to the landscaped back gardenMatteo Tuniz @ MediaPro
What we love It’s smart, well located and ready to move into.
Good to know There’s gated off-street parking and an EV charger at the back.
Agent lisney.ie
Co Cork, €595,000
Three Gables in Youghal
Converted from a pair of derelict outbuildings, including a former coach house, by its current owners about 20 years ago, Three Gables in Youghal offers 238 sq m of comfortable and distinctive living accommodation, along with some gorgeous outside space, including a walled back garden.
There’s lots of drama in the main living spaces, including the double-height dining area, which has an exposed stone gable wall and is open to the kitchen, where there’s a walk-in pantry and access to a utility/guest WC. Next door, the sitting room is also double height, is partly sunken and has a solid-fuel stove and feature fireplace.
This space leads on to a back hall where there are two bedrooms and the main bathroom, which has a freestanding bath and a walk-in shower.
Upstairs, the main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and an en suite. There’s also a mezzanine living room up here that looks over the living and dining spaces and also has sliding doors to a roomy covered balcony overlooking the back garden.
The C3 energy-rated property has oil-fired central heating with a condensing boiler.
Outside there’s gravelled parking, a large lawn, plenty of planting and, next to the house, a courtyard with a covered decked area, plus a detached steel garage.
The double-height dining area has an exposed stone gable wall and is open to the kitchen
What we love The stone façade and surprising spaces.
Good to know The property is about 8km from Youghal.
Agent sherryfitz.ie
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