Dublin 8 /£120,000-plus

A very unusual mezzanine apartment with an interior by John White and Bob Bushell, which includes all its designer furniture in the sale, has come on the market at Hybreasal, South Circular Road, Dublin 8, with a price tag of £120,000-plus.

Number 49, for sale through Gunne, is on the upper ground floor of a converted cut granite convent, and is set in nicely-landscaped grounds. The apartment has its own front door, accessed by a short flight of granite steps to a tiled veranda. The apartment has a cleverly-designed lighting system to compensate for a scarcity of natural light - it has no windows. A glass-panelled entrance door opens on to a maple-floored reception area and a living/diningroom with polished maple floor, a very high ceiling and a timber staircase to mezzanine level. The kitchen has a range of custom-built floor and eye level units with Junckers hardwood worktops and stainless steel oven, hob and integrated dishwasher.

The bathroom also has maple flooring and side panels, with lighted mirror panels and glass shelving. Upstairs there is a glass-railed corridor to a bedroom area with high tech track lighting, 18 feet of mirrored sliderobes and a maple floor. Residents of Hybreasal have the use of a private gym and private car-parking space, and there are security gates to the complex.