Stylish cheer hidden at end of leafy cul-de-sac in Ranelagh

13 Woodstock Gardens, Ranelagh

This is a house full of stylish cheer. Ceilings everywhere are high, the stairwell dramatically so at a soaring 50ft. Every room has a window, original features make classy statements throughout, colours are honey warm, there is not a dark corner on any of its three levels and the mood is genial. This last trait has a lot to do with a location at the end of a leafy cul-de-sac that is something of an unsung treasure off Ranelagh village.

Vendor Siobhan and family have lived there since 1989, years she says “have been great – the only drawback being that everyone who visits wants to stay”. They bought for £86,000: “It was in such bad condition we thought we’d get it for £50,000 but Ranelagh was desirable, even then!” They opened out and updated the kitchen in 1990 – in a style that has grown to have a pleasant French look to it.

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Over a floor area of 203sq m (2,200sq ft), there are five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a formal drawingroom and open plan kitchen-familyroom. The Zen-like rear garden has a patio leading to a pebbled, low-maintenance area with high walls and potted plants. Agent Quillsen is asking €925,000.

Every bedroom has an original fireplace, darkly-polished banisters curl up through the house, windows have leaded glass, and many floors retain their original, wide timber planks.

The kitchen hob is set into the arch of a brick chimneybreast, and the windows are long. French windows lead to the garden. Black-and-white tiles make a statement in the spacious hallway, and the drawingroom has a bay window, marble fireplace and picture rail.

There are three bedrooms on the first floor and two nest-like on the second. The second-floor family bathroom has a claw-foot bath, separate shower and, of course, a window.