This Carrickmines cottage looks small from the outside, but inside it offers 194 square metres of space set over different levels. It also extends out to a decked area that leads down into a stunning garden that is 60 metres long.
Set at the foot of the Dublin Mountains, this cottage looks cute and bijou from the front. Inside, this four-bedroom, three-bathroom home actually extends to 194 square metres and has a BER rating of C2.
While on the outskirts of the city, it offers excellent connectivity through a range of public transport options.
Address: 23 Glenamuck Cottages, Carrickmines, Dublin 18, D18R6C0
Price: €975,000
Agent: Brady & McCarthy
While it looks small from the outside, this four-bedroom, three-bathroom home actually extends to 194 square metres and has a BER rating of C2.
The house opens into a hall with three of its four double bedrooms at the front of the property.
Then the house splits, descending down a level to the living areas, or you can go up a level to the primary bedroom.
Originally built in 1910 as a two-bed cottage, it has been extensively renovated throughout to a classic contemporary style.
You step down to the dining area from the kitchen.
The flooring also changes to polished timber floorboards in this dual aspect space, which opens out to a wrap-around deck.
Move on through the space, and there’s a swanky, marble-topped bar, featuring a curved, deep-button upholstered front.
It’s somewhere you can expect guests to linger, although on warm nights they may well breeze through the double doors out to the alfresco seating areas.
Steps down take you to the lounge, an area you will want to spend time in.
Glazing on two sides frames the garden beneath, while a wall-hung electric fire creates an alternative focal point on winter nights.
One of its main highlights of the property is the long, north-facing garden, which stretches to just over 60 metres and offers plenty of room for outdoor seating.
The timber deck, complete with a retractable awning, leads down to a stone patio, then connects to a sloping grassy area surrounded by shrubbery, flowers, and trees.
The deck has a retractable awning.
At the top of the house is the primary bedroom, which has an en-suite and a walk-in wardrobe. There is another bathroom beside the hall on this level.
Outside, there is a gravelled driveway and off-street parking.
There is an electric car charging point on the front of the house and a side passage gate that leads through the courtyard to the rear garden.
These cottages offer lots of scope to further extend or reimagine the current footprint. Nearby, one made it to the 2021 final of Home of the Year.
In this case, Dublin-based Polish-born architect Patrycja Rogala added a pitched roof extension with a wall of Crittall-style glazing to its gable.
Back at number 23, there is potential to build a detached 45-square-metre dwelling at the back of the garden under new planning laws, which could be accessed through the side passage.
The location of this property has a bit of everything, with public transport connecting it to some of South Dublin’s best schools and most sought-after villages.
The nearest Luas stop is a 25-minute walk away in Carrickmines. Several bus routes are between five and 20 minutes away.
The house is surrounded by greenery, with Carrickmines Golf Club, Carrickmines Equestrian Centre and Wayside Celtic Football Club all within walking distance.
Carrickmines Retail Park is a 20-minute walk away. Home lovers will love to spend time at Ikea, Harvey Norman, Dunelm, Next, Curry’s and TK Maxx, a Power City, a Sports Direct, a Curry’s, and a VHI Health Centre.
You can be in Foxrock in 25 minutes, take a stroll through Cabinteely Park in 20 minutes, or peruse all Dundrum Shopping Centre has to offer within a 16-minute drive.
Agents Brady & McCarthy is seeking €970,000 for the C2 BER-rated residence, which has ample off-street parking and electric gates.
