The pristine, semi-detached facade presented to the world by 38 Dollymount Avenue gives little indication of the opulent, one-off style inside. Originally built in the late 1930s, the vendors bought in 2011 and have put their own, inimitable style into the creation of a renovated, extended and revamped home.
There’s more than a touch of opulence about the darkly shining hardwood floors, ornate glasswork in windows, a reception room with its own bar, a kitchen/dining area that is almost a sunroom and deeply carpeted bedrooms. The colours throughout, soft stone walls and white paintwork, keep things light. Space everywhere is put to use – there is even an understair dog space on the ground floor.
Agent Savills is asking €825,00 for what is a good sized 157sq m (1690sq ft) home with four bedrooms, two reception rooms, open plan kitchen/breakfast/family area and family bathroom. A rear 100ft long garden is mostly in lawn, with high hedging. The front, landscaped garden has pebbled parking spaces for two or three cars. No 38 sold for €483,000 in 2011.
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The owners have put a huge amount of work into redesigning the layout and adding a two-storey rear extension to house a kitchen/ breakfast/family room and fourth bedroom on the first floor return. A garage to the side has full planning permission for conversion to a living space.
Wrap-around windows with French windows overlook the garden and make for light and an open feeling in the kitchen/dining area. The floor is tiled in white porcelain and a centre isle/breakfast counter has a polished granite top.
The reception rooms, with their darkly polished floors, have a vamped-up style to them. The wide sill in the front-facing box window could be a seat, the ornate fireplace has a slate inset. Sliding doors lead to the second reception room where the chimney breast’s raised brickwork houses a stove and where there is a fully-fitted bar. Three of the good-sized bedrooms are on the first floor, the fourth on the first floor return. All have built-in wardrobes. The grey-and-white tiled family bathroom has a deep, free-standing bath and separate shower.
