An A-rated house that’s been smartly extended from its original 2018 three-bedroom footprint, and where Yves Klien Blue steel support RSJ beams are the focal point of its smart open-plan living space, €575k.
Many home hunters look to the A, B and C of BER ratings to help with the decision-making process.
A well-presented property also garners a lot of attention online, which, if priced competitively, translates into physical viewings.
Address: 5 Shackleton Glen, Lucan, County Dublin, K78 H0C8
Asking price: €575,000
Agent: Team Lorraine Mulligan, Remax Celbridge
Number 5 Shackleton Glen in Lucan, a development built by Cairn Homes, will woo on all these fronts.
It remains a three-bedroom semi-detached house, as it was when it was constructed in 2018.
But it now has a stylish extension that gives you a large, open-plan living space that opens out to the garden and a second room at the front of the house to do with as you please.
The vendors have turned the front room into a high-spec home gym.
This is a luxury that families of small kids may not be able to afford.
The room will likely double as a playroom or adults' TV space, away from busy family life. But it does demonstrate the flexible layout you now have.
The open-plan room has a kitchen that includes an island and boasts a menu of fashionable finishes from marble-look worktops and splashbacks to wenge-tinted cabinetry, some featuring fluted glass details, while additional texture has been added to the island through the use of pale pine panelling.
The dining table is across from the island.
The property’s main living room now overlooks the back garden.
Housed under a vaulted ceiling pierced by large rooflights, the room is flooded in daylight.
But the key design feature is the creative use of RSJ steel beams to create an entrance to the space that is powder-coated in International Klein Blue, a deep blue hue first mixed by the French artist Yves Klein.
A stove in the corner creates a focal point for the long evenings, but that’s still months away.
For now, your attention is drawn to the pergola outside, where you can enjoy fresh air no matter the forecast.
Overlooking the landscaped garden, which is set out in lawn, it is bounded by anthracite-coloured timber fencing that adds privacy and makes the green grass really stand out.
The owners have also cat-proofed the fencing for any future moggy-owners who don’t want Puss to wander the neighbourhood.
Upstairs, there are three bedrooms, two doubles and a single, which could also be used as a home office or study.
The principal bedroom is en suite.
There is off-street parking at the front. Agents Team Lorraine Mulligan Remax Celbridge is seeking €575,000 for the three-bedroom, three-bathroom property, which extends to 132 square metres.
