Dublin 4: €975,000 There is more than a touch of rural charm about 42 Percy Lane, an 85sq m (915sq ft)home in the heart of Ballsbridge. Originally the coach-house attaching to the much larger Haddington Road house to its rear, 42 is one of a number of similarly converted stone buildings tucked behind the tall, grand houses of Haddington Road and Percy Place.

The owner has made it very much her own, eschewing the popular cool/minimalist look for a French provençal style close to her heart.

The exterior is peachy coloured, the internal walls are white with touches of blue tiling. All very Mediterranean until you come to the Moroccan-style diningroom where a lantern-hung niche shelters a many-cushioned bench seat by the long wooden table.

To the rear there's an improbably lush garden with a small pond divided into reclining, barbecuing and dining areas. It's overhung by the towering trees of neighbouring gardens and surrounded by stone walls. The first floor benefits from this rear exuberance with a deck off the landing seeming to perch, unaided, in the treetops.

There are three bedrooms, two reception rooms and a kitchen/breakfastroom in number 42. Gunne will sell it at auction on October 11th, with an AMV of €975,000.

The front door leads immediately into the sittingroom where a large opening in the rear wall gives views of the diningroom and, beyond it, the garden.

Blue tiles in the opening and on the front windowsill reflect the white walls. The flooring here, as elsewhere, on the ground floor, is beech.

The small, fully fitted kitchen/breakfastroom is to the right and has a rear window wall and glass door overlooking an outdoor dining area.

The plumbed utility room has shelved larder space.

The main bedroom runs from the front to back of the house. The family bathroom has a blue tiled floor and a Velux window.