Make The Orchards the apple of your eye in picture perfect Inistioge

INISTIOGE is picture-perfect. In fact the Kilkenny village has been in a few including the movie, Circle of Friends.

It’s also home to a wide range of artistic blow-ins, says Vicki Hallinan of FitzGerald Auctioneers, and is a popular getaway location for jaded city-dwellers.

Right now, she’s selling a relatively new, detached house at 9, The Orchards, Inistioge, which might suit that mixed demographic.

Tastefully fitted and decorated by its owners, it’s also right in the village.

On the market at €535,000, the property offers 2,600 square feet with a low-maintenance finish.

The site is fairly tight but the owners have turned that into a positive by putting a wrap-around deck at the rear, which is perfect for barbies, and at the front, there’s a stone-walled boundary with cobble-lock parking inside, softened by shrub beds.

The deck is above the tree-tops and is a substantial and impressive space. The interior doesn’t disappoint either, as it comes with an impressive entrance hallway, with an inner lobby tiled in porcelain that leads directly onto the deck.

The sitting room has a fresh, contemporary look with Italian marble fireplace and walnut flooring and the living room is similar: both rooms are a good size.

The separate dining room, meanwhile, has a bay window overlooking the front drive and connects to the country cream kitchen.

This has an attached utility and both rooms are fitted with granite worktops.

Two of the four bedrooms are ensuite and the master includes a large, walk-in wardrobe.