DUBLIN 6: €775,000:THIS CLASSIC redbrick at 2 Beechwood Avenue Upper in Ranelagh, Dublin 6, has been extended to create a bright west-facing living/dining/kitchen area that opens out onto the garden through a large glass sliding door.

The house is for sale through Sherry FitzGerald for €775,000. The extension was built seven years ago to a design by architect Simon Walker. It replaced a lean-to at the back of the house and the two rooms at the rear of the existing house were knocked into one to create the large open-plan space.

To further increase light levels, Walker put clerestory windows in above the kitchen which was custom-made by the builder. These white units provide a nice contrast to the timber tongue-and-groove ceiling, floor and back wall.

To the front of the ground floor the period features are intact, in both the hallway and the room beside it which has been used both as a bedroom and drawingroom. This has an original cast-iron fireplace, coving and built-in shelving.

Upstairs there are two bedrooms beside each other, to the back of the house.

There is a bathroom beside one of the bedrooms.

The west-facing back garden, measuring 34ft x 22ft, has a lawn, patio and shrubs, and a brick shed out here has plumbing for a washing machine.

The house has an annual service charge of about €2,400.

The house is close to the Beechwood Luas stop as well as plenty of schools and shops.

2 Beechwood Avenue Upper, Ranelagh, Dublin 6

Two-bedroom house which has been extended to create an open-plan living/kitchen area opening onto the west-facing garden

Agent: Sherry FitzGerald