Lots of glass adds to class and brightness of five-bed

Dublin 6: €2mA five-bedroom period house on Ranelagh's Anna Villa has a strong-looking interior that ticks most walk-in condition wants.

Number 20 has been completely renovated and now stands at almost 214sq m (2,300sq ft) over three floors. It is for sale by private treaty through Felicity Fox, asking €2 million.

On the ground floor there are two fine reception rooms interconnected by dark oak double doors. The drawingroom is a cool Farrow and Ball paintscape of Elephant's Breath with darker alcoves and the chimney breast picked out in Off Black.

The same palette is carried through to the diningroom, where twin niches create symmetrical sounding boards for one's art collection. The diningroom has French doors that lead into the west-facing courtyard - one of the property's key selling points.

The kitchen, at the rear, is dressed in whiter shades of pale. Ice-white gloss units are topped with whiter-than-white Debros marble, which refracts light around the room.

A vaulted glazed ceiling and twin sets of French doors add further illumination. The appliances are all Neff and there is an American-style double-door fridge-freezer by Bosch. The kitchen and hall are both floored in wenge hardwood.

Outside, the garden has been dug down to create a stylish, sunken courtyard. This sheltered space is clad in hardwood timber decking, with lighting and an exterior socket to create a fully functioning outdoor room. It has a raised black limestone perimeter that wraps around the room and offers additional bench seating for parties and barbecues.

A utilitarian white dining suite and Guantanamo Bay orange Fatboys add blocks of colour with modern accents.

A bank of glazing to the rear of the first floor opens up the property's sense of flow. The master bedroom has an en suite bathroom that has a dual access door, with entrances from both the bedroom and the hall, while a walk-in dressing room keeps the main space clutter-free. A drying room and second double room complete the accommodation on this floor.

A surround-sound system has been installed in all of the ground floor rooms and also in the master suite.

The top floor comprises three bedrooms. Two are double and one is single: ideal for children of all ages but these lack any significant storage.