A Cork home with an interior as expansive as the rolling acre of gardens
Buyers on the hunt for a trade-up property in Cork could spend quite a while looking for another 3,000 sq ft home with an acre of gardens that’s as close to Douglas village as Dromard.
That’s according to Savills auctioneers’ Michael O’Donovan, who says the key attractions of the detached four-bed dormer bungalow include well-designed, well-proportioned accommodation, mature private gardens, and the fact that it’s just a ten-minute drive from Douglas village. The current owners built it in 1995 to suit the needs of family living, and have been attentively looking after it ever since. The rooms are bright and neutral coloured, much of the flooring is wide oak planked, and the kitchen is white and modern with a stylish standalone stove.
The largest room is an oak-floored kitchen/breakfast room/ sitting room which runs from front to back in the centre of the house and looks perfect for holding parties. One side has modern painted white kitchen units with timber counter tops and a semi-circular island while the other has a living area with full height windows, a stone clad wall and a Scandinavian looking stove.
Equipped to give family members space for all occasions, the property also has a separate living room with a fireplace as well as a timber-floored family room at the rear with a stove.
On the opposite side of the house, there’s a study as well as a tiled utility room.
Completing the ground floor accommodation, is a guest WC located off the long oak-floored hallway which runs from front to back.
The first floor has four carpeted double bedrooms and a tiled bathroom. In designing the property, the owners provided themselves with space and comfort by creating a generous-sized master bedroom at the front with countryside views which has both a shelved walk-in wardrobe and an en-suite with a Jacuzzi bath.
While the house is exceptionally spacious, the gardens (stretching to 1.1 acres) are even more so with lawns at the front, side and rear, a long tarmac drive, several areas for sitting out, as well as flowerbeds and a detached storage shed.
Enclosed by hedging and trees, the gardens are private and rural. To the rear there’s a patio area running along the width of the house edged with an array of pot plants and colourful flower beds filled with cottage garden flowers and hydrangea bushes.
Set into the lawn there’s a small rotunda patio with a table and a parasol. A third, more sheltered seating area can be found under a timber gazebo and the back lawns, providing ample space for playing also have a swing set.
“This is a lovely garden which is ideal for entertaining,” says Mr O’Donovan, who expects strong trade-up interest in the property which is guiding at €700,000.
Located off Cooney’s Lane close to Upper Grange, Dromard is approximately three kilometres from Douglas village.
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