CO WICKLOW: €575,000: An unashamedly smart modern house has lots of space and an uninterrupted view of the Wicklow Hills
Offers in excess of €575,000 are being sought for Glendower House, a particularly spacious modern family home at Whitestown, Baltinglass, Co Wicklow, which has come on the market through joint agents Knight Frank and Brian O’Dwyer Partners.
The individually designed house is in immaculate condition and has no less than 501sq m (5,392sq ft) of accommodation designed for entertaining on a grand scale or for conventional family living.
Approached through electric gates to a cobblelock forecourt, the house, unashamedly modern and stylish, sits on an elevated site with a clear view of the Wicklow hills. It was extensively renovated about seven years ago and fitted with a range of modern technology including a sound and entertainment system, telephone and internet communications, gate intercom, CCTV and external security lighting system, satellite wiring, gas-fired boilers and a separate back-up generator in the event of a power failure.
There is a handsome hall with porcelain tiled floor, a staircase to the first floor and another one to the lower ground floor.
Double doors lead directly into a drawingroom with a wooden floor, marble fireplace and a bay window overlooking the gardens. A separate study also looks directly out on to the front gardens while the kitchen, complete with built-in cherrywood cupboards and an island with breakfast bar, also has polished marble worktops and a range of integrated electrical appliances. There are windows on all three walls in the diningroom and a door leading directly out onto a rear patio.
An unusual feature of the house is a large entertainment room off a side hall with a fully built-in bar and separate toilet.
The lower ground floor could easily be converted into a granny flat though it is at present used as a livingroom, bedroom and bathroom.
There are three bedrooms on the first floor return along with the main bathroom. Also on the first floor is the main bedroom suite with large bay window, separate dressingroom with full-height wardrobes, an en suite bathroom and of course a reading room. Now where would you be without a reading room?
