A collected home in D7 ticks the trends box without falling out of fashion, plays with restful colours, is extremely well-connected in terms of location, and has a hungry tree nearby.
If you’ve ever tramped up from Church Street past Constitution Hill to Phibsborough, you may have been charmed by the terrace of cottages that lie to the north of King's Inns Park, the expanse of green in front of The Honorable Society of King's Inns, the training institution for barristers and home to the hungry tree.
From here you can go east to Henrietta Street and on down to Capel Street’s playground of bars, eateries and clubs, head south to Smithfield and the Lighthouse Cinema, or head north to Phibsborough, one of the fizziest villages in all of Dublin 7.
Address: 27 Temple Cottages, Broadstone, Dublin 7, D07 K3T2
Asking price: €425,000
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Phibsborough
Bounded on one side by the cut limestone wall of the park, Temple Cottages is a row of artisan homes constructed by the Dublin Artisans’ Dwelling Company in 1910.
Set in a cul-de-sac, with pedestrian access to Henrietta Street, number 27 is an end-terrace house that has been lovingly restored and upgraded by its owners.
The house opens directly onto the street. Once you cross the threshold, you see a broken-plan layout that is dual aspect.
Underfoot are the waxed timber floors, stained a pale oak colour.
The house has been rewired, with replumbing works, dry-lined, and the attic insulated.
The dining area overlooks the front and features a scrubbed pine table with kitchen-spinked-backed chairs, a bookcase lined with reading material.
The living area is in the middle of the room, centered on a hearth with a slate base and a wood-burning stove set into its arched form.
This part is painted a restful muddy green.
The kitchen is at the back, screened from view by the stairs, which act as a divider between the two areas.
It features two-tone cabinetry; those below counter are painted an inky green, and feature brass-coloured D-ring drawers and press pulls.
There’s a butler’s sink set into the white worktops with eye-level units finished in the same soft white.
With a herringbone floor underfoot, a glass door opens out to a small yard.
Upstairs, there are two good double bedrooms and a bathroom, which was rare when these homes were built. It was usually an outdoor privy.
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom, D BER-rated property, which extends to 57 square metres, is seeking €425,000 through agents Sherry FitzGerald Phibsborough.
As for the hungry tree, you can see the London plane tree specimen continuing to gorge on a park bench in the green space over the wall.
