Great for entertaining, and space for office too

DUN LAOGHAIRE: €1.25M:A Georgian five-bed on a southside terrace is handsomely decorated – and has an office at the side

ASHLEIGH, on Tivoli Terrace South, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin has kerb appeal in spades. A double-fronted Georgian house complete with picturesque climbing ivy, it’s on the market for €1.25 million through Sherry FitzGerald and comes with an unusual added extra – a commercial office .

Ashleigh has five bedrooms and at 296sq m (3,181sq ft) there’s plenty of family living space and it is also on a third of an acre.

The bright yellow hall is typical of houses of the era, ornate and elegant with ceiling cornicing, a ceiling rose and a decorative arch through to the stairs and kitchen .

To the right there’s an inviting dual-aspect double drawingroom for formal entertaining that the current owners have successfully divided into two separate seating areas which open through to the sunroom.

The diningroom is a very formal dark red and is the kind of imposing space you could imagine terribly important people engaging in high level corporate entertaining.

At the heart of the house is the kitchen, which has been well maintained and which Sherry FitzGerald describes as “quaint” but a new owner might want to update. There’s a sizeable pantry and a door leads a the rear whitewashed courtyard with storage.

Other rooms include a family room, a study and guest toilet, all of which overlook the rear garden.

Upstairs there are five double bedrooms, two of which are en suite and a big family bathroom overlooking the back garden.

The main bedroom suite on the main landing has an abundance of built-in wardrobes and a picture window with views over Dún Laoghaire to the sea.

The rear garden is laid mainly in lawn and bordered by mature trees with a sizable patio area.

The commercial office at the side of the house is 73sq m (790sq ft) and comprises three rooms.