PICS: The Home Of Your Dreams Lies Just Beyond This Blue Door

Before you go any further, be warned: you're about to be hit with a serious dose of house envy.

Today we're giving you a glimpse of Brook House in Rathdrum, County Wicklow. Set amidst beautiful gardens through which the River Avonbeg flows, you reach the main house by driving up a long cobblestone driveway. While the exterior of this home is certainly handsome, its real charm becomes apparent when you look inside the house and behind it.

The main living space boasts vaulted ceilings, Cotswold flagstones, wide oak French flooring and double patio doors that lead outside onto a covered veranda affording panoramic views over the river and the surrounding woodland.

There's a profusion of plant life to be found in the gardens — including fruit trees, herbs and medicinal plants — as well as a tool shed, a detached garage, a large metal store and two tree houses, one of which has a little terrace which has magnificent views of the river.

For anyone who has ever wanted to have the idyllic countryside lifestyle, this is what it looks like...