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Eye-catching Dublin home with turrets, marble floors and a winding staircase for €2m
Situated on Churchtown Rd in Dublin 14, Sakura has no shortage of unique features.
LOCATED ALONG LOWER Churchtown Road, Dublin 14, Sakura is a property that stands out from the rest for all the right reasons.
Meaning ‘cherry blossom’ in Japanese, in this case Sakura is a five-bed detached home in Churchtown. Spanning 4,520 sq ft, the residence is sure to catch the attention of anyone who passes by thanks to its peaked red roofs and turrets.
Inside, the design is equally eye-catching. An arched entrance leads to the hallway, where black marble tiles and a view through the entire ground floor to the rear garden set the tone for the standard of the rest of the accommodation. A double helix staircase, which is positioned under the front turret, adds to this.
The property is light-filled and spacious throughout, while the living room benefits from a double height ceiling and a gallery landing overhead. To the rear is the open-plan kitchen and dining room, with a white marble tiled floor, centre island, numerous wall and floor units and two sets of double doors which open to the beautiful rear garden.
A study, family room and bathroom are also on this floor, as well as one bedroom with a bay window, timber floors, built-in wardrobes and an en-suite bathroom.
Upstairs, there are four other bedrooms. An arched entrance in the main bedroom leads to a medieval style room with a double-height vaulted ceiling and views over the rear garden.
This room is currently being used as a meditation and yoga space, but could work as the fifth bedroom. The master bedroom also benefits from a walk-in wardrobe and en-suite bathroom. In the main bathroom, there’s a jacuzzi bath and double walk-in shower.
Adding to the sense of space, Sakura boasts a 962 sq ft basement with floor-to-ceiling double doors opening to its own patio. A bathroom and shower on this level add to the versatility of this space.
While there are no cherry blossom trees outside as Sakura’s Japanese translation may suggest, its 0.3 acres of grounds do not disappoint. The west-facing rear garden is 125 ft in length and is laid mainly in lawn, but features colourful flowerbeds and shrubbery along the borders.
A courtyard to the side can be used for dining al fresco or for car parking, while the front garden is laid in a neutral gravel and provides parking for at least five cars.
As for location, Sakura enjoys a highly convenient address, with multiple primary and secondary schools close by. Dundrum Town Centre is just a 20-minute walk away, while the drive to Stephen’s Green should take about the same.
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