Number 2 Ardenza Park is an imaginatively refurbished four-bed semi-detached house hidden away down a lane-way off Seapoint Avenue, a few minutes' walk from the Seapoint DART station. It has many attractions, but chief among them is a wonderful sea view: windows both upstairs and down look straight out over Dublin Bay, as does the front garden. There is a cobble-locked area at the front for parking.
The house is to be sold at auction through the Ross McParland agency on April 27th, and has a guide of £365,000.
The current owners bought the house, built in 1954, several years ago, and have renovated it with meticulous attention to detail: the result is a bright, comfortable family home with a number of clever innovations that is in walk-in condition.
It would particularly appeal to people who share the owners' love of bold primary colours. The inter-connecting reception rooms, which run from the front to the back of the house, are painted a bold shade of red, while the entrance hall is a strong, primary blue colour. Strong greens and rich plums have been used in other rooms, to very good effect: the colours are striking, but very tasteful.
The reception rooms open off one side of the timber-floored entrance hall; off the other side is the long kitchen/breakfast-room, which opens into a comfortable family room at the back of the house, and into the conservatory, currently used as a children's playroom. The breakfast-room makes the most of the dramatic view, with floor-to-ceiling windows.
The kitchen has excellent features: striking blue timber units, yellow-tiled wall above the solid beech counter-top, integrated units. The family room off, like the kitchen, has a timber floor. It features a cast-iron fireplace, and well-designed cupboards flanking it. The utility area is cleverly concealed at the end of the conservatory, behind pine doors. The conservatory opens into a good-sized private patio garden.
Upstairs - a rich red carpet covers the stairs - are the four bedrooms, one of which is used as a study. There is a large bright modern family bathroom, two double bedrooms and a child's room. The attic is floored, and has a pull-down ladder.
