It’s the attention to the details that lifts this house out of the ordinary

TWEAKING the interior fittings just that little bit lifts this house above the standard, one-off bungalow level.

And it’s not too hard if you put the detail in the right places. Number 11 Lios na Rí in Grenagh, Co Cork, has a glass-framed staircase, simply styled fireplaces and luxuriously appointed bathrooms.

It’s also got a ballroom of a kitchen with more units than you could fill and an island that will seat four. Tiles are porcelain, the units are oak and the worktop is in granite.

Both living rooms have good wooden floors, bay windows and underfloor heating runs throughout. The living room is also wired for satellite and a home cinema system. Upstairs, the bedrooms are all double-size (the house has 2,300 square feet overall), and the master has a very smart bathroom with double sink.

The main bathroom, meanwhile, has a complete built-in unit with vanity sink and a range of cupboards: practical and very attractive and this is a level of fit-out that’s rare enough, even at this level.

Number 11 is on offer at €525,000 through Kevin Barry of the new firm of Barry Auctioneers.

The house is a one-off stone-built property on a third of an acre with rolling country views.

More importantly, perhaps, it’s five minutes from Blarney and another 20-minute commute from Cork city on the North Link. The advent of the Blarney/Monard rail link will see this area become one of the most sought-after in the greater Cork area.