Bright semi-d with a modern twist

THE all done-up and up-graded semi-d at 22 Woodbine Lawn reflects well on its owner — he’s used mirrors, and lots of them, cleverly all around the place to make it as bright and airy as he can.

And, it is no slouch in the space stakes, either, with 1,200 sq ft of space, all with a modern twist, with a very good kitchen, and lots of storage upstairs and down, and floors predominantly in oak.

The vendor has a design background, and it shows: there’s an assertive use of colour, and walls of mirror in rooms like bathrooms and elsewhere, like the kitchen, but really unusual is finishing stair treads in mirror: the effect is most odd, and not conducive to skirt wearers.

Estate agent Dennis Guerin of Frank V Murphy & Co guides the house in Ballincollig’s Inniscarra View at €195,000, and has it under early offer in the early €180,000s.

He says it has been very well kept and updated, with a flair for design, and the essential attributes are there too, such as a south-facing back garden, enhanced by a conservatory/glasshouse, and the back had a mature air, plus garden shed for storage.

Internally, there’s a front reception room with glazed built-ins, the same storage features in the lime-coloured kitchen/diner behind which has walnut-topped Shaker style units and a double ceramic sink.

The garage to the side, meanwhile, is converted to a home office, with sliding patio doors, plus there’s a store room and a utility.

The main bathroom is extensively tiled, with sink set on a rich-hued marble plinth.