Sterling family home with original details at Silverhill

BRAY €1.9M:Sidmonton Road is in one of the prettiest areas in Bray, just off Sidmonton Square with its railed green park and houses set around it.

Silverhill, one of a row of detached, double-fronted Victorian houses right beside the square, is a large, comfortable family home which is for sale by private treaty through Sherry Fitz-Gerald, with an asking price of €1.9 million.

With 353sq m (3,800sq ft) over two floors, the house is ideal for family living. At hall level, there are two formal rooms on either side, with a den for children behind and a living area, which incorporates a great country kitchen, a cosy livingroom and bright dining area and study.

The two front rooms are large with high ceilings and wonderful, original cornices. Unusually both of their original fireplaces are in the wall opposite the front rather than at the side and this makes for a particularly cosy arrangement.

The den is a funky teen's paradise with pool table, leopard-skin seating and storage around two sides, and open fireplace.

But the kitchen area is at the heart of this house. Extended by the present owners, it is a wonderful space with a chalky white fitted kitchen by Country Kitchens of Ballymore Eustace at one end, lit by an enormous sash window, and an airy diningroom with floor-to-ceiling glass overlooking the garden. In between the two is a comfortable seating area with a black glass-fronted stove warming the entire room.

A neat study area off this adds the finishing touch and there is a bathroom off it too.

Upstairs, the return is lit by a big etched window with blue corners. Both the family bathroom and a pretty blue guestroom open off this, with four large bedrooms off the upper landing. Two of these are decorated with specific children in mind. One is a drummer's dream with most of the room taken up with a platform for equipment and practise sessions and two beds cleverly concealed underneath which pull out easily and are fully made up.

The other is a little girl's fantasy with lavender carpet and pink-and-white fittings.

The main bedroom is a large room with en suite bathroom and original cast-iron fireplace, and the fourth bedroom is another good double.

Outside, there is a pillared entrance to a gravelled forecourt with plenty of space for cars, while the back and sides are mainly grass with paved terrace and lots of storage in sheds.

Silverhill, Sidmonton Road, Bray.

Detached, double-fronted Victorian house measuring 353sq m (3,800sq ft) over two floors

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald