House of the week: Waterfall, Cork €790,000
This Old Abbey, Waterfall, property would test the pickiness of the most prissy of pass-remarkers — be that in terms of level of finish, order, tidiness, cleanliness — the works.
This is the house of a perfectionist, finished by a perfectionist and kept to utter perfection.
Glistening marble floors, crystal clear bevelled glazing and the best of the best fixtures and fittings means Ardeoin House is top of the range.
Add in the fact that it lies in one of the more salubrious neighbourhoods of Cork’s greater western suburbs, has over 3,000 square feet on offer (excluding garage), then you have, without demur, an exceptional property.
This detached, Old Abbey property also stands on a large, south-facing site of three-quarters of an acre and is surrounded by the mature and very old woodland of the area.
It’s private but not isolated and this two storey, (dormer is such a weak word here), has one great selling point — it is actually low maintenance, and easy to keep.
But let’s qualify that — low maintenace in that it’s easy to sweep the mower around the ¾ of an acre of lawn — the huge deck at the rear is made of composite, so no annual oiling, and boundaries are in old sleepers or brick wall, so no unnecessary strimming and weeding either, it’s all very handily laid out.
Take that indoors and despite the gleaming finish, (for those who faint at the thought — get help), this house is also a dream to keep.
All the finishes are low work — with quality wooden flooring, acres of storage to keep everything out of sight and the kind of layout where a hoover will run without obstruction — if running a hoover around is not your thing, refer to top of paragraph again.
You see, those of us on the slovenly scale of housekeeping will be in awe of the art of keeping house displayed here.
The airing cupboard is scarily beautiful, the walk-in wardrobes would leave Sheldon Cooper in stunned admiration, and the carpets look and smell brand new — they’re not. This is the kind of house where theory meets practice. It’s fabulous.
But it’s also the kind of house that will embrace a growing, rumbunctious family. It’s big enough, bold enough and bullet-proof enough.
Every fitting hits the luxury end of thescale and the space and range of rooms will also hit most items on the list of requirements for trader-uppers at this level. You really have to go see it and Norma Healy of Sherry FitzGerald is more that happy to facilitate viewings.
She’s seeking offers in the region of €790,000 for Ardeoin House, (which is being sold to downsize) and for that you get 3,200 square feet of space, with another, oh, 1,100 sq ft or so in the detached garage.
This could be pressed into use for a granny, nanny or even housekeeper flat, with permission.
The main house has an impressive entrance hallway with a hand-made staircase in solid oak and with access to the main living rooms ranged around.
On the left hand side, glazed double doors, (with crystal handles) lead through to the main living room, which has windows on two sides overlooking the garden and a gas fire in a stone setting.
Behind is the huge, kitchen/dining room with units in soft white with granite worktops and top of the range appliances, by Keating’s Furniture. The utility is fitted in the same units and has access to a bathroom from the back door.
The dining area looks out through double doors to the garden and for winter, is made extra cosy with red brick fire breast and stove.
In the western wing there’s a TV room, study, gym and huge bathroom with quality fittings.
Overhead, there are four bedrooms, including an incredible master suite with bathroom and dressing room, a second en suite bedoom, also large, and two further double bedrooms with a main bathroom that includes travertine tiling and a Jacuzzi bath.
Nothing’s been stinted on here and there’s nothing left to do, really, save pay the asking and move in, one supposes?
Ardeoin House is exemplary.
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