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4 of a kind
4 of a kind: Homes with inviting stained glass windows
Homes with built-in colour and character that you won’t want to switch out.
STAINED GLASS WINDOWS often add a pretty accent to entrances and front doors of any home, casting coloured streams of light into the room and adding interest instantly. They can really set the tone for what awaits inside a property, whether it’s new or old.
This week, we’ve found four houses across the country that have made stained glass a feature to enjoy as soon as you step in the front door. From a restored Victorian in Sandycove to a semi-d in Dublin 9, each has a certain character and an extra bit of colour thanks to stained glass.
Sandycove, Co Dublin – €2,500,000
3 Hastings Terrace is a 240 m² four-bed home full of classic Victorian features that are the backdrop for interior designer Suzie McAdam’s mix of elegant colours, marble finishes and striking wallpaper as well as fabrics. McAdam refurbished this period property in Sandycove, Dublin, that she has called home since 2019. The new layout means the bedrooms reside on the ground floor while the main social spaces are on the first and you’ll spot the pretty stained glass framing the front door.
For anyone looking for a home on the south side of Dublin, Sandycove may need little in the way of introducing. Minutes from the sea, plenty of shops and your pick of schools, without a doubt, 3 Hastings Terrace isn’t just a pretty space – everything needed for everyday living, including the DART, is on its doorstep.
Oughterard, Co Galway – €535,000
Accessed via electric gates, Waterside Lodge is a detached home on an acre of gardens located just a stroll from Oughterard town. The stained glass welcomes you as you enter the front door and are presented with the large hall with parquet floors that lead to the open plan living space, dining area and kitchen along with a separate sitting room. The spaces may need updating but the BER is a handy C2.
While three of the bedrooms live downstairs, they are all en suite. The two bedrooms on the first floor share a large bathroom and this level also has an office plenty of room for storage. Outside there is lots of parking as well as space for the kids to play.
Whitehall, Dublin 9 – €620,000
196 Collins Avenue is a four-bedder that dates back to 1936. A nicely-sized 145 m² on Dublin’s north side, each room is bright, spacious and in great nick. The beautiful stained glass front door adds a nice splash of colour to the fresh, white hallway. The rooms from here comprise a two reception rooms, one with a classic bay window overlooking the front garden. An extension to the back is where the kitchen and dining room is along with the utility room and downstairs toilet. There’s also a garage to the side.
Upstairs there are four bedrooms, three double and one single, a study and a main bathroom. With a garden to the front as well as back ensuring plenty of safe space to play for a house that’s in such close proximity to the city.
Blackrock, Co Dublin – €2,500,000
The fact that South Hill House was built by the Earl of Pembroke in the 1830s will give you a good idea of what’s inside. This luxurious detached home in south Dublin, that’s close to everything, measures a whopping 561 m² with rooms set over three storeys. It has all of the period features you’d expect including stained glass features linking the big and bright rooms as well as on the entrance porch. This nine-bed home that comprises a drawing room, a big kitchen and dining room, a separate dining, along with two more casual places to lounge in.
There are five bedrooms on the first floor, three of which have en suite bathrooms. The basement has two apartments that are self-contained and have two bedrooms in each. There’s plenty of parking to the front which has double gated access from the front as well as the side which leads to a large private garden.
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