Getting smart with a small space in Rathmines

Harold’s Cross Cottages is a warren of one-storey terraced houses built by the Dublin Artisan Dwelling company and hidden just off Harold’s Cross Road at its bridge end. All are small in size and their limited layouts require creative thinking to maximise every inch. Prices can range considerably depending on the condition and treatment of the property.

Refurbished in 2008, number 26, which measures 60sq m (646sq ft), has been given a very thorough renovation and now comes to market asking €325,000 through agents DNG.

The living space, floored in walnut, has a lounge area warmed by a Reva wood-burning stove. A half-wall divides it from the kitchen, which is laid out in white gloss units with brushed steel handles. It’s a clever way to retain a sense of open-plan living but the valuable wall space accommodates bulky items such as the oven and fixed features such as the chimneybreast. From the kitchen, double doors lead outside to a small area that has been decked.

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One of the property’s two bedrooms is to the rear.

A walnut staircase, designed to match the flooring, leads up to the master bedroom. Another set of double doors open from this room out to a south-facing roof terrace, an elevated exterior space that gets the evening sun.

It’s a really valuable piece of outside space in a house where a couple or a young family could easily get under each other’s feet.

According to the Property Price Register number 64, a two-bedroom end of terrace house, 49sq m/540sq ft in size, sold in June 2014 for €307,000; number 62, a two-bedroom property sold for €263,000 in February 2015 while agent Young recently sold a refurbished two-bed at number 28 for €320,000.

Parking is on street.