Light-filled Sandyford one-bed turns on the style

D18 - €520,000:NUMBER 35A Ferncarrig Rise in Sandyford is a small but perfectly formed detached one-bedroom house that has been reduced by over €30,000 to effect a sale.

Originally listed at €555,000 through Lisney, it is now for sale at €520,000.

Set in a quiet cul-de-sac in the Fernleigh area of Sandyford village in south Co Dublin, the property could provide an alternative for downsizers who don't feel ready for apartment living.

The 78sq m (840sq ft) interior is smart and light-filled with swish touches that tell you it belongs to someone in the interior business.

Ingrid Free manages Town and Country Interiors and her flair is evident throughout. Take the open-plan kitchen/breakfast/family room which has vanilla Shaker-style units and black polished granite worktops - simple but crowd-pleasingly effective.

Sliding glass doors open the room up to the private, west-facing back garden which has granite details, and foundations have been laid for an extension, should the next owner want to expand the house. The garden also has gated side access.

This is a smart starter home for professional couples or families on their first child. It was originally designed as a three-bedroom property but Ingrid reconfigured the upstairs by opening two bedrooms into one to create a roomy main bedroom that now spans the width of the house. It has oodles of wardrobe storage as well as a spacious en suite bathroom.

Reverting the rooms back to their original footprint is not a big job and would give first child families some breathing space - a comfort zone, if you like, should things progress faster than planned in the baby stakes.

Presently, the nearest Luas stop is Sandyford, currently the end of the line and a 20-minute walk from the house but the green line extension is due for completion early next year. The house is also a sneeze from the M50.

35A Ferncarrig Rise, Fernleigh, Sandyford, Sandyford, Dublin 18 

Open-plan house with many stylish interior touches and one en suite bedroom

Agent:Lisney