Dublin 6: €1.8mA traditional D6 redbrick has a bright modern rear extension, writes Anne Dempsey

First impressions are important. Standing in the hall of 3 Windsor Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 and looking through its inner arch up to the first floor return and down to the bright accommodation on the hall return, you get an immediate sense of versatility and style.

The spacious Victorian redbrick built circa 1880 has been refurbished by its present owners in an upgrade which includes a well designed kitchen/livingroom extension.

This family home will be auctioned by Douglas Newman Good on October 6th with a guide price of €1.8 million.

Windsor Road is situated in that quiet leafy hinterland behind upper Rathmines off Palmerston Park.

On 232sq m (2,500sq ft), the accommodation comprises four reception rooms, four bedrooms, and two bath/shower rooms.

The hall has a period timber floor and cornice work in impeccable condition. A front-facing lounge, carpeted and decorated in neutral colours, has a mantelpiece in carved pine with marble hearth, and recessed areas for shelving on either side.

Another period fireplace with pretty side painted tiles graces an adjoining livingroom.

A glass blocked wall divides this room from the family area in the new extension, and removing the wall would allow in more light. A garden room at the end of the rear lawn currently used as a music room could be a home office or playroom.

The light-filled kitchen/dining familyroom with glazed roof panels is the modern heart of the home.

Decorated in pale warm colours throughout, its family section has oak flooring and easy seating grouped around a stone fireplace with flueless fire.

A large table and chairs stands in the dining area beside French doors to the garden.

The kitchen is outfitted in Nolte units in tomato red, comprising Neff oven, hob, and hood, integrated dish washer, and a selection of drawers, cupboards, carousels and pull out food larders. A plumbed and shelved utility room adjoins, and a tiled shower room is off the hall.

Tile style and mirroring has also been used to good effect in the bathroom on the first floor return.

Decorated in shades of grey, white and mid-blue, it features a standalone cast-iron bath, and power shower. A double bedroom on the return has wall-to-wall fitted wardrobes with basin set into vanity unit behind closed doors.

The attractive first floor main bedroom has two deep windows facing on to Windsor Road, a period fireplace and fitted wardrobes.

There are two bedrooms on the second floor return.

Outside, there is resident permit car-parking. The railed front garden has been landscaped with a wide redbrick path, gravel and central flower bed.

The rear garden with original granite wall has two areas of timber decking, lawn and raised beds.

A garden shed has loft storage and there is access to a rear lane.