Lakeside views and large interior a winner

THERE are big houses and then, there are big houses with stunning views of the Lakes of Killarney and the Reeks.

Throw in understated good taste, exquisite finish and a site of three-quarters of and acre and you have this property at Barleymount.

A prize property, it could be yours for just under half a million euro and the owners will sell the furniture as well, because in this case relocation, means relocation.

Cherry wood hand-crafted kitchen and built in wardrobes, glossy solid oak floors, mahogany joinery and a sunroom with its very own wonderwall - the devil is in the detail.

And rooms haven’t been carved up - for all its 2,400 square feet of space, this house has just three bedrooms, with the modifier that they’re all huge and fully ensuite. The master bedroom has granite finish to the vanity unit with its his and her’s sink units.

Up near Aghadoe, this is a development with just five one-off houses and none are on the small size, says Michael Coghlan of Sherry FitzGerald Coghlan who gives a guide price of €499,000 for this extensive one and half-storey house.

Rooms are huge: for instance the kitchen dining room is 40’ by 15’6” with kitchen at one end and some sleek leather furniture and dining table at the other end. The conservatory forms a ‘T’ in the middle and this sunny spot is the best place to take in the views: like the rest of the house, the windows are simply dressed in Sanderson blinds.

The main lounge is 22’ by 15’ with a quarry stone fireplace with recessed lighting and French doors to the garden. Other rooms include a study, (or fourth bedroom) and a guest bathroom.

Upstairs, three huge bedrooms come fully fitted and en suite and are ranged around a wide, gallery landing.

If there is a snag, (and for some it’s a bonus), it’s that the gardens are just plain lawn, with a gravelled driveway, but it’s a project to finish - you can’t have everything, can you?