£650,000-plus four-bed with parkland views

A sense of privacy pervades Tibradden, a creeper-clad house in lush gardens overlooking the Dodder River parkland in Churchtown, Dublin 14. Situated at the bottom of Churchtown Close, with another entrance off Lower Churchtown Road, it is to be auctioned by Lisney on September 30th with a guide price of £650,000.

The four-bedroom house has a fine interior decorated mostly in creams and light yellows. It is impossible to overstate the impact of the use of fabric throughout the house, and the effect of the richly ornate curtains which will be included in the sale. Built in 1933, this is a bright house with more than one window in most rooms. The entrance hall has wood panelling on the wall with some intricate stencil-work and features arched windows overlooking the back garden.

Off the hall is a drawingroom with a sandstone fireplace and fitted gas fire. This room has three windows and is decorated in neutral tones.

Off the opposite side of the hall is a study with a marble fireplace and a beige carpet. This room leads into a family/ diningroom running the width of the house. Again, there is a fireplace with a gas inset and French doors lead out to a patio.

The compact kitchen off this room leads back into the hall. It has timber cupboards in cream, a ceramic tiled floor and tiled splashback. Some of the appliances are included in the sale.

There is a utility room, and a lavatory, off the diningroom. The patio really is the piece de resistance in this house, however. It is on two levels with steps leading from one terrace to the next and is shaded by mature trees and flowering creepers.

There are four upstairs bedrooms. The main one is a richly decorated room and has a chamois-coloured carpet. It has a small balcony, as well as an en suite shower room and a dressingroom, which could double as a small nursery.

The main bathroom has mirrors on every wall and is decorated in white and navy with tiles and brass taps on the bath.

A second bedroom, also a double, has fitted wardrobes and again the impressive curtains feature. The third bedroom is a big single while the fourth bedroom is another double. A special feature of this room is not only the exceptional light but the balcony outside. Here, again, the curtains, with goblet-style interweaving, set off the room.

The house stands on one-quarter of an acre and there is ample parking as well as planning permission for an extension. The planned LUAS will be convenient for the house, which is close to shops, schools and colleges, as well as Milltown Golf Club.