Magic eights: two Portabello properties at opposite ends of the same street

Number 22 Curzon Street is a villa-style Victorian redbrick which was modernised in 2010.

A set of granite steps takes you into the solid oak floored hall. The layout of rooms is unusual in that the bedrooms are located downstairs, while the general living area is on the ground floor.

In the well-proportioned livingroom to the right there is an Art Deco style limestone open fire, black-out louvred shutters and some original detailing such as ceiling coving, picture rails and a centre rose. The room is painted a strong teal green.

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Prospective viewers will need to see past this and the distractingly colourful artwork here and throughout the property.

In the rest of the house, the only remnant of the period interior is its well-shaped proportions.

To the rear is a sizeable open plan kitchen cum livingroom/ diningroom where black is the dominant colour. The room has black and white marble tiled floors, a white gloss Nolte kitchen set along one wall and a large black granite-topped island warmed by bare red brick walls. This is a very masculine space. Off it is a big utility room housing a washer and drier and boiler. The room overlooks an east-facing, sandstone patioed rear where a raised deck, which can be lit at night, is the focal point. Overhead, an electronically-controlled awning creates the impression of an outdoor room.

Measuring 162 sq m (1,750sq ft), the house has an asking price of €595,000 though agents Felicity Fox.

A glass balustraded staircase leads down to the bedrooms which have been configured to suit the family needs of the owners. The master bedroom is to the front and is accessed through a dressing room.

It is a lovely room, with a floating gas-effect log fire and louvred shutters. An en suite bathroom makes good use of the space under the granite steps to create a smart wet room with natural light and ventilation.

To the rear are two bedrooms, each with French windows opening out to the back patio. These are curiously configured, but a rearrangement of the internal walls would create two bigger and better doubles. This area includes a hall, which the owners currently use as the dog’s room, with direct access outside.

The house has a B1 BER rating. Parking is on street.