Elegant period details and impressive contemporary features create superb, light-filled home
During the property boom of the noughties, “flipping” was a big thing, as savvy investors snapped up houses, did them up and resold them, taking advantage of fast-rising property prices to turn a tidy profit. Number 18 Highfield Road in Rathgar was one such property, a semidetached period two-storey-over-garden-level house that was badly in need of a complete overhaul from top to bottom.
The house was in walk-in condition when the owners bought it in 2014, but they have maintained the house to a high standard since, making several upgrades over the years and investing in the upkeep of the front and back gardens, hiring a stonemason with expertise in lime masonry to work on the boundary walls. The owners also installed a solar collector, which uses a thermodynamic heat-pump system to provide hot water, and just recently put in a new gas boiler and pump.
Steps lead down from the hall to a guest WC with painted floorboards and a Villeroy & Boch wash-hand basin on an antique-style pedestal, and on down to garden level, where the wow factor is notched up another level. The double-height, open-plan kitchen, breakfast and dining room is made for modern living and also for entertaining guests in style.
The house is set back a good 100ft from the road, affording privacy and minimising traffic noise. There’s a single bedroom looking out to the side, and the main bedroom suite – the largest – looks out to the back of the house, and has a fine en suite with tiled floor, a bath and separate shower with tiled walls, a double sink in black marble, a large mounted mirror, built-in alcove shelving and a picture window looking out to the back garden and the mountains.
To the side is a large garage measuring 33sq m , which offers ample storage, and has some of the original brickwork from the house. This could be converted to more living space, subject to planning permission.
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