Interior designer Suzie McAdam’s seaside Victorian home in Sandycove is on the market for €2.5 million

Four bedrooms, two storeys, one end-of-terrace property, Suzie McAdam’s distinctive interior designer’s touch has made this early Victorian Sandycove property all the more alluring.

On the market for €2,500,000 through Bergins, No. 3, Hastings Terrace was dramatically and extensively remodelled in 2019 to an exacting standard. Working closely with architect Courtney McDonnell, the home is exquisitely unique, and boasts an enviable energy efficiency at a B3 rating.

Offering unimpeded views of the Dublin Bay and Howth Head through the cleverly designed floor to ceiling glass doors to the rear garden, the property has been designed with future development in mind so that future homeowners can extend the property and make it their own.

Between the pages of the IMAGE Interiors 2020 Annual, we took a tour of Suzie McAdam’s home, and during the course of the visit, the designer muses on the decisions she reached while making her house a home. “I like a sense of occasion,” she said. “I like having people over, not for anything fancy. My friends come for coffee and we sit in there – it just feels very special.”

From the newly relocated staircase created by McNally Joinery to the dramatic vaulted ceiling kitchen in the centre of the first floor by Newcastle Design, there are examples of craftsmanship from some of Ireland’s finest companies on display throughout the property. Stunning stained glass butterflies welcome guests through the front door in the entryway, while the double-height kitchen acts as a marbled bridge between the period elegance of the drawing and dining room to the front, and the more relaxed feel of the living area in the extension.

A truly opulent affair, this home positively oozes with elegance and sophistication, all while artfully staying true to its origins. A double fronted home just moments from the bustling centre of Glasthule Village, No. 3 Hastings Terrace is just a five minute stroll from Sandycove beach and the Forty Foot, and the new cycleway from Booterstown to Sandycove ensure you can travel safely and efficiently.

Photography: Ruth Maria Murphy

Take a tour of Suzie McAdam’s Sandycove home through the gallery below…