Sleek and stylish Churchtown four-bed for €1.195m

• Published date: 11 April 2024
• Author: MIRIAM MULCAHY
• Publication title: Irish Times (Dublin, Ireland)

Number 9 Braemor Drive sits on one of a quiet warren of residential streets just off Braemor Road in the south Dublin suburb of Churchtown. The owners bought it in 2020 and proceeded to gut it and rebuild it completely, going out to the side, the back and up into the attic, creating a second floor

It’s now in walk-in condition with a sizeable floor area of 200sq m (2,152sq ft). The owner, who works in the construction industry, was not afraid to spend generously on quality materials throughout the house. It’s an entirely smart and high-tech house, and this is evident as soon as the electronically controlled gate purrs open.

He and his wife wanted the exterior areas to be maintenance free, so the front drive is laid with a resin bond and a gravel effect. There is parking for two cars and an EV-charging point. An extensive bank of solar panels on the roof to the front points to the energy efficiency within – a similar bank is on the rear roof, making the most of the property’s southerly orientation.

The front door opens on to a hallway with an attractive solid-oak staircase with glass balustrade. They used the space at the side of the house to extend, and there’s an office/playroom on the right-hand side that could serve as a small fourth bedroom. The sittingroom, on the left-hand side, is painted a soothing shade of green and is warmed by a wide gas fire.

A large guest WC is painted in a moody burgundy and has wood panelling on the wall and the ceiling. There is custom-built understairs storage, and a large mirror outside the guest bathroom for those last-minute outfit checks.

Through a glazed door is the pièce de résistance of this property: a large kitchen and living area. The dark hues favoured by the owners continue here with a dark grey Kube kitchen, offset by pale quartz countertops. All appliances are top of the range, with an AEG double oven, a Samsung fridge and an Elica induction hob on the island with...