This four-bedroom Enniscorthy family home has a classic contemporary look and room for visiting clan members to come stay, but at a remove.
Address: Ivella, Rectory Road, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Y21WN30
Asking price: €895,000
Agent: Kehoe & Assoc
Ivella on Enniscorthy’s Rectory Road is the combination of two houses sensitively knitted together while adhering to all the criteria demanded of listed buildings.
With parts of the property dating to the 1840s, the original segmental front door was replicated, and the octagonal glazing bars in some of the casement windows restored.
The house is set well back from the road on landscaped grounds that extend to almost 0.4 of an acre.
It is an extremely private setting, yet the town centre is just a 10-minute walk away.
The extensive renovation works were carried out in 2014.
While the property is Ber-exempt, it has been fully insulated.
There is a solar array on the roof that has reduced bills for electricity, hot water and charging the owners' two vehicles.
The resulting property is calm and serene yet full of character and ageing gracefully like a fine wine.
Now a four-bedroom, three-bathroom end terrace house, it combines period charm with contemporary elements and includes a separate studio and garage.
The layout is expansive and extremely well-balanced.
The 262 square metre residence opens into a large hall with its kitchen to the rear.
This has a dramatic vaulted ceiling with heights in part almost 5.5 metres high, and it is crowned in a soft mossy green colour.
This room opens out to a pergola-covered patio, a sun trap.
To the back of the kitchen is a walk-through pantry and a shower room.
There are several reception rooms, a snug to the front, a beautifully symmetrical family room, painted a restful teal, with French doors leading outside.
There’s also an office off it. All are impeccably turned-out in a classic country house look, but the chintz factor has been dialled down to zero.
Instead, there are chalky muted colours on the walls and in the furnishings and carpets, save for the odd pop of colour, as in the kitchen ceiling.
Half a flight of stairs takes you to a dressing room and the family bathroom.
To the right and up a few more steps is the principal bedroom, which is ensuite and the second bedroom.
There are two more double bedrooms on the first floor.
The property comes to market with a separate, self-contained studio, which extends to about 27 square metres and includes a kitchenette and bathroom.
It is accessed via a set of exterior steps and is at the perfect distance for visiting clan members to enjoy the festive hospitality, but at a remove.
Below it is a garage of the same size.
Agents Kehoe & Assoc is seeking €895,000 for the property, which has recently been reduced by €30,000 from €925,000.
