DUN LAOGHAIRE: €595,000:35 Mulgrave Street, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin Two-bedroom cottage close to the shops and seafront Agent:Savills
WHEN IMAGE magazine’s fashion editor Sive O’Brien first set eyes on her cottage on Mulgrave Street in Dún Laoghaire she knew it was “the one” even if it needed work.
Six years on, the terraced house is back on the market, having had an abundance of TLC, with a decor that revolves around simple ideas – polished timber floors and white walls to emphasise the high ceilinged rooms, mirrors to reflect the light and carefully chosen furniture and objects to add zing.
The two-bed house feels larger than its 65sq m (700sq ft) and the surprise is the 40ft back garden with its dining deck. It’s for sale through Savills at €595,000.
The cottage is actually half a wide Victorian house, on a quiet part of the street, minutes from the shops and seafront. Inside, the main bedroom to the front is a calm room with one wall covered in pale, shimmery vintage wallpaper. The livingroom, with its high Velux-lit ceiling and space for a giant sofa, opens to a long light room full of windows that doubles as a diningroom and home office. There’s a galley-style kitchen leading off this room, the second double bedroom, a neat bathroom and lots of clever storage.
