Foxrock: Avonmore, Leopardstown Road, Foxrock, Dublin 18 is one of those leafy enclaves of large detached homes where privacy and greenery suggests it may once have been part of a big house estate. Each home is individually designed and there is no through traffic.
No 14 Avonmore is a stylish redbrick bungalow on a quarter-of-an-acre which capitalises on its south-west orientation with some rooms opening on to a garden. There are three reception rooms plus conservatory, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. It will be auctioned on October 23rd with Lisney guiding €1.2m.
Built in 1986, the house has been upgraded by its owners giving 195 sq m (2,100 sq ft) of space. Reception rooms run the width of the house while the alignment of their connecting glazed doors gives immediate visual interest and a feeling of spaciousness and depth. Each room is connected to the hall making this a most accessible home.
Immaculately presented, it would suit a family trading up, or a couple wanting a smaller home, perfect for entertaining. The hall has a polished maple floor and hand-painted wall paper. To the left is a front-facing diningroom with a floor-to-ceiling window overlooking a patio and garden.
Glazed doors lead on to a pretty drawingroom which has a raised slate hearth, two large windows and unusual glass doors opening to the hall. Folding glass panelled doors lead from the drawingroom to a modern open-plan livingroom/kitchen section.
The living area has a Pergo floor and a large hand-crafted bookshelf along one wall. It opens up to a smart kitchen with Rational timber fitted units and breakfast bar topped with granite. The integrated Neff equipment includes oven, dishwasher, fridge, ceramic hob, microwave and extractor fan.
An adjoining utility room has a door to the rear garden. The kitchen is connected to the rear hall and there is an exit from both kitchen and living area to a large ceramic tiled conservatory with a seating and dining section. Two sets of doors lead from the conservatory to the side garden.
The main bedroom suite has a short entrance lobby with dressing area and shower room. The bedroom has a large four poster mahogany bed head, fitted wardrobes with drawers underneath, narrow windows overlooking the rear garden and glazed patio doors to enclosed side garden and patio. The shower room has a Hansa power shower with side jets.
The second double bedroom has its own patio doors leading to an inner sunken courtyard. Two doors within an extensive storage wall open to reveal a concealed bathroom with a white suite, bath, shower, cabinet furniture and ceramic floor.
A third study/bedroom is currently used as a home office, and a family shower room next door is extremely well-appointed.
The front of the house is hidden from the road behind a screen of mature shrubs and there is a cobblelocked parking forecourt as well as pedestrian entrance. Steps lead from the conservatory down to a secluded patio in Indian flagstone and up to a side lawn with ornamental fish pond and views of the Dublin Mountains.
The rear raised lawn with old granite wall is extremely private and backs on to Foxrock Golf Club. A trellis fringed pergola looks down on a third garden area with circular lawn, apple tree, ornamental path and patio.
