Derradda, a semi-detached five-bedroom house at 105 Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarf, with 3,500 sq ft, and a separate garage of 500 sq ft, is expected to make over £780,000 at a Douglas Newman Good auction on November 1st.
Built in 1932, the unusual turretted semi was added 20 years ago.
Set well back from the road, and shaded by eucalyptus and other mature trees, the house is accessed via a long driveway flanked on one side by a lawn and a carefully-tended border of rosemary and mint, shrubs and flowers.
Entry to the house is through an aluminium porch into an expansive mint coloured hallway where the owners have positioned a chaise longue by one of two large windows on the right. To the left of the hall door, a study with a period fireplace has a fabulous view of the front garden through a large bay window. Opposite the front door is the "wooden room", as the present owners call it - a timber-panelled room with an unusual oak fireplace and a door leading out to a courtyard area at the side of the house.
A corridor off the main entrance hall marks the beginning of the extended part of the house.
To the left is a large walk-in cloakroom, a downstairs lavatory, and an impressive lounge with a handsome green and white marble fireplace, four windows, two decorative ceiling centre-pieces and French doors leading out to a secluded back garden.
The open plan kitchen/dining area to the right of the corridor has polished wooden floors throughout. The kitchen has mahogany fitted units and a stainless steel sink. The dining area has a stove resting against a redbrick wall and three windows, one of them a bay window overlooking the front of the house.
The back garden is sunny and peaceful, with a stream leading to a small pond, mature spruce trees, shrubs and a well-tended lawn. To the back of the house is a boiler room and a large garden shed.
The main bedroom has a full bathroom attached, as well as a walk-in wardrobe area with a dressing table. The second double bedroom has an en suite, extensive wardrobe space and a dressing table.
The main bathroom, with its deep raspberry walls, is the size of a large bedroom and has the luxury of a pink Jacuzzi and a sizeable shower area.
There is also an upstairs office, which was originally intended to be a sauna, and a walk-in hot-press. The attic has potential for conversion and has a plywood floor and a roof window.
