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The household owned by a previous head of the Arts Council, Colm Ó’Briain, is on the sector and as you would think about it is a vibrant sight to behold.

On a tree-lined avenue in Dublin’s Rathmines region, 17 Charleville Road has numerous worldly influences heading on within its partitions, but you would hardly ever know that from searching at it from the leafy avenue outside the house.

With almost everything from a Japanese-impressed reception room to a spiral staircase that was designed by David Bowie’s costume designer in the grasp bedroom, this is absolutely the type of home that any die-really hard maximalist would desire of.



a double door in a room: There is character and colour aplomb from the minute you step in the door. Pic: Myhome.ie


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There is character and colour aplomb from the moment you step in the doorway. Pic: Myhome.ie

A educated barrister, Colm Ó’Briain devoted his existence to the arts generating quite a few crucial contributions that assisted form and bolster the cultural landscape in Ireland.

He turned the to start with full-time director of the Arts Council, a situation he held from 1975 to 1983, and he was also an advisor to Ireland’s initial Minister for Arts and Lifestyle, who now retains a pretty different job, President Michael D Higgins.

When he handed away in July 2020, his obituary celebrated him as ‘an energetic champion of the arts.’

His spouse Muireann has now set their vibrant home on the sector.



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The exceptional home has four bedrooms and 3 bathrooms and has a pretty eclectic truly feel during which is a testomony to his aptitude for the arts and boundary-pushing spirit, she advised The Irish Times.

The household has a great deal of Asian references during and the Japenese-influenced reception area, which functions a elevated seating spot, is primarily striking.



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On the floor floor, there is a spacious living home, a few bedrooms and a kitchen.

Like quite a few rooms in the property the kitchen pretty colourful, and subsequently, characterful.

With cabinetry painted in a delighted shade of blue and the 70s-design and style floor tiles, it has a specially retro feel.



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The mezzanine-fashion master bedroom is absolutely not what you would expect to see in a Victorian property.

That is largely due to the fact the bed can only be accessed by a spiral staircase, which was developed by the Emmy award-successful costume designer Joan Bergin, which could verify rather treacherous after a night-cap or two.

The Asian impact in the space is crystal obvious thanks to the numerous oriental artefacts this sort of as the bamboo mirrors and the chairs.



a view of a living room: 17 Charleville Road Rathmines. Pic: Myhome.ie


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17 Charleville Street Rathmines. Pic: Myhome.ie

The quirky property is on the marketplace by Sherry FitzGerald looking for €1.65 million.

You can check out out far more of this colourful abode in the gallery under:



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a modern kitchen with an island in the middle of a room: Pic: Myhome.ie


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a living room filled with furniture and a fire place: Pic: Myhome.ie


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a room with a sink and a mirror: Pic: Myhome.ie


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