D6 home with cricket view

RANELAGH/EUR560,000:The front door opens directly into the livingroom where the most striking feature is the open fireplace with its decorative wall-mounted mantel.

Warm coloured pine flooring and shelves make for an instantly homely atmosphere. A new staircase leads up from this room to a landing off which there are three bedrooms (one a single) and a bathroom.

The largest room has a raised ceiling with skylights and a door out to a west-facing balcony overlooking Leinster Cricket Grounds.

The 76sq m (815sq ft) house is double fronted and downstairs the livingroom is on one side, the diningroom/kitchen on the other.

Mindful of the cottage style of the house, the owner has kept it simple, with French pine flooring bordered with slate in the dining area and timber topped units and a Belfast sink and a slate floor in the kitchen.

In the US they talk of "kerb appeal" when a house looks instantly attractive from the outside. Here the owner has made his on-street house look as appealing as possible, with its blue paint, new timber windows and interesting medieval-style door and arched doorway.

It's in a cul-de-sac which means that while number 6 is in the centre of things, close to shops, the city centre and the Luas, it's tucked away.

6 Walker's Cottages, Ranelagh, D6

Three-bed terraced house refurbished by architect owner has view of Leinster cricket grounds.

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald