There's a strong impression of the original vintage stamp of the house right from the start in the elegant entrance hall with its black and white chequered porcelain floor tiles and characteristically high ceilings with plaster detailing. Both formal reception rooms interconnect through double doors, with each room also retaining period fireplaces, as well as picture rail, cornice and centre rose. Original floorboards have been sanded and varnished. The kitchen has been extended to create a welcoming space big enough for dining. Freestanding presses and an open fireplace with brick chimney breast giving a relaxed, country feel to the room. Adjacent is a small utility. The three double doors opening from the back of the house onto the sheltered sunny garden with patio and deck add another charming dimension to the living space.

Upstairs, the landing has shelved cupboard space.

Leading off are the bathroom and three bedrooms. The largest bedroom has varnished floorboards, cornicing, dado and picture rails.

Similar cornicing as well as the original cast-iron fireplace define the second bedroom, while the third room has timber floorboards and a fitted wardrobe.

To the front is a lawn bordered by mature shrubs, trees and hedging behind traditional cast-iron railings.

The lowdown

Address: No 5 Lower Mountpleasant Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
Details: 151sq m (1,620 sq ft) terraced three-bed comprising entrance hall, interconnecting reception rooms, kitchen, guest cloakroom and main bathroom
Highlights: Period features, extended kitchen, three sets of double doors to private walled garden with raised deck and patio
Price: 1.475m
Agent: Savills Hamilton Osborne King, 01-496 7017