Former showhouse in superb condition

A FORMER showhouse, and in showroom condition, is the recently built three-storey, four-bed family home 1, Southwinds in Maryborough Woods, Douglas, Cork.

The scheme, being built by well-known housing firm O’Brien and O’Flynn, marks a departure from their long-established and familiar house designs, with a broad mix of sizes and types built at this Douglas location close to golf club, schools, churches and shops.

The most distinctive feature of this house, new on the market with Billy Casey of Casey and Kingston estate agents carrying a €400,000 guide, is the top floor master suite, complete with door to a lofty balcony.

No 1 is semi-detached, in a corner location with high side walls for rear garden privacy, and has country views even though Douglas is on its doorstep down Maryborough Hill.

There’s a high level of finish and fit out, with lots of Junkers wood floors, in the hall, drawing room and living room, and in a bedroom.

The decent sized drawing room has the same nice deep bay as an upper level bedroom, and has corniced ceilings with inset roof lights, gas insert fireplace, and double doors lead to the family room/dining room behind, also a large room, and this in turn has French doors to a patio and the garden.

The kitchen/dining room has good quality electrical appliances some in stainless steel and integrated, and both the kitchen and utility have garden access.

The first floor has three bedrooms, one with bay window, dressing room and ensuite with shower, several rooms have built-ins and one is decked out for home office use with high speed IT lines etc. The main bathroom is also at this mid-ships level.

The top floor is a real captain’s quarters, a fine spacious 26’ by 18’ room with both walk-in wardrobe/dressing room with vanity unit, there’s a en suite bathroom with shower, and balcony to the front.

The high-spec Southwinds house has satellite TV points to all room, has an alarm, gas central heating, double glazing and a generally low maintenance exterior.

Gardens are to the front, side and behind, well landscaped and kept.