Smart refurb in Terenure for €875,000

Hannaville Park is a quiet Terenure road lined with period redbricks in a variety of styles. Number 42, an Edwardian, takes its place there with a classy sense of belonging. Built by John Hanna in 1910, it has only had two owners in a 106-year lifetime; the family of the original owner lived there until 2012 when it was bought by the vendor for €520,000.

Number 42 has been lived in with élan by its second owner, who put care and time into an extensive refurbishment that included reroofing and new windows, a complete makeover to the rear and a bespoke kitchen, all the while retaining the Edwardian mood and many of its features. The new kitchen/living area has enough contemporary style to have featured in Irish Kitchen magazine in 2013.

Semi-detached and double fronted, number 42 is for sale through agent Savills with a €875,000 asking price. Two storeyed, the floor area covers 195sq m (2098 sq ft) and has four bedrooms, two reception rooms and an open-plan kitchen/living area. The landscaped rear garden (by John Durston of Garden World) is lowest of low maintenance with Savannah artificial grass, pebbled walks, high hedging, rose and hydrangea bushes, bamboo and fruit trees.

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Extensive fittings

The bright, bespoke kitchen/ living space runs from front to rear with two long windows to the front and French doors opening to the rear garden. The hardwood surround fireplace in the living area is original, a centre rose and cornicing have been retained and ceilings are almost 10ft high.

A centre isle in the kitchen is of quartz, a Rangemaster sits into the original chimney breast and the extensive fittings are a restfully pale creamy green.

Space to the rear has been divided between a playroom with patio door to the garden, a rest/reading area with French doors and a bathroom with a shower. The house’s Edwardian origins are mostly on show in a front-facing drawingroom which has a wide bay window. A ceiling rose and cornicing are intact, the floor is timber planked and the fireplace period-style.

There is a small return on the way upstairs with storage and hot presses. The pleasant family bathroom, on an extension over the kitchen, is good sized with wood panelled walls, a standing bath and large, corner shower.

The high ceilinged bedrooms are off the main landing, three front facing, one with a wide bay window. There is attic access and storage/conversion possibilities.