NUMBER 14/AMV €2.5M:HOME MAKEOVERS are becoming ever more bold as viewers to this semi-detached house at 14 Windsor Road will see: the Victorian house has a traditional facade, with blinds demurely drawn. Inside, its been transformed into a bold minimalist space with a distinctly Japanese feel.
The five-bedroom house is being sold by Douglas Newman Good who have opted to auction it on May 8th. The AMV is €2.5 million.
Similar in size to number 7, with approximately 215 sq m (2,174 sq ft) of living space the property has the benefit of off street parking to the rear, and a Shomera in the decked and gravelled back garden.
The new look interior has sleek, and very popular, crema marfil tiles running through the entire ground floor, flowing from the bright hallway through to the interconnecting receptiom rooms and through the 33ft eat-in kitchen with its gleaming high gloss finish cabinets and granite worktops. A fully fitted utility room and a guest cloakroom complete the ground floor layout.
Upstairs, the main bedroom is a large, perfectly square room that overlooks the garden through wide, glazed doors. The hotel-like en suite shower room has a double basin and power shower.
Three further bedrooms at this level have timber floors, fitted wardrobes and raised ceilings studded with recessed lighting. One has an ensuite shower room and there is also a large and luxurious family bathroom. An open tread staircase leads to the floored attic which could be used simply for storage or as an office.
14 Windsor Road, Dublin 6
Five-bedroom house that has been given a totally modern makeover and has a Shomera in the garden.
Agent:Douglas Newman Good
NUMBER 7: €2.3M
NUMBER 7 Windsor Road in Rathmines, Dublin 6, is a Victorian house with a modern twist.
The 198sq m (2,150 sq ft) house is on the market for €2.3 million. Sherry FitzGerald is the selling agent.
Refurbished under the supervision of Roland Bosbach of BSBL architects, it got a special mention in the 2003 Architectural Association of Ireland (AAI) awards and is a blend of classical and modern.
There are three reception rooms at hall level including a drawingroom to the front of the house with a marble mantlepiece and cast-iron inset, ceiling cornicing and a polished timber floor. The family room is a contemporary space with a large open granite-edged fireplace with a stove. kThe kitchen is another large modern room with cream gloss units and large island area. The diningroom has a dramatic 16ft glazed end wall.
Upstairs three of the bedrooms have original fireplaces. The main bedroom is spacious and has two large sash windows and ceiling cornicing. A family bathroom on the first floor return has a free standing roll top bath with wall mounted chrome taps .The house has an 80 ft long secluded garden with a lawn and patio and rear pedestrian access.
7 Windsor Road, Dublin 6
Four-bed got special mention in AAI awards for refurbishment
Agent:Sherry FitzGerald
