Rathgar renovation with original details

Dublin 6: €2.25m: A renovated family house on Rathgar Road has some very elegant features, writes Alanna Gallagher

Number 79 Rathgar Road is a Victorian two-storey over garden home mid-way between Rathgar and Rathmines.

It has some very elegant features and is for sale by private treaty through Douglas Newman Good for €2.25 million.

The current owner is a builder and his family who bought it from relatives 10 years ago. Renovation included a new roof, sash windows throughout and central heating.

On the hall floor are two interconnecting reception rooms. Both have original cornicing and ceiling roses as well as a pair of recently cleaned white marble fireplaces. An anomaly in the front reception room is an additional door that used to lead into the property next door when both houses interconnected.

On the garden return is a study area and glass double doors that open onto a small terrace with steps leading down into the garden. A jasmine laced hedge offers additional privacy.

At garden level there is a large open-plan kitchen/familyroom. The SieMatic kitchen includes a Neff induction hob set into the granite topped island.

The property's dividing wall has the original granite fireplace. The coal bunker space under the outside front steps is now a wine cellar. Also on this level is a double bedroom to the rear and a shower room. Under the stairs is a wall of well-considered storage that includes room for the washing machine.

The property is set out as a four-bedroom home, with the other three located on the first floor along with the crema marfil-tiled family bathroom. This is one of the property's star features and includes a Villeroy and Boch suite with a recessed bath. A brick-framed round window on the hall return offers views of the Dublin Mountains.

At 229 sq m (2,470 sq ft) this is a well-laid out family home which could do with some finishing touches. The front and back gardens are both gravelled. At just under 13m long the back garden is small but has several outhouses that offer additional storage.