Spaces with earthy fern green walls and Star Galaxy granites are out of this world.
The kitchen of number 47 Belmont Avenue (see page 4) is cool and clean yet classy. While featuring highly fashionable vanilla gloss units the look is tempered by the confident addition of Colortrend's Fernland green on the walls.
Star Galaxy granite worktops, €65 a sq ft from Egans of Kilbeggan (057 933 3946) give the room extra texture.
The calm colourscape contrasts with the dark yet contemporary, smoke grey-stained oak dining table. Designed by Italian company Floreani, it costs €2,000.
The low-slung sideboard in the same finish costs €2,100. Both are from Fuse Interiors (01-661 1498).
The lime green Eames chairs help pick up the green in the walls and cost €215 each from Haus, (01-679 5155).
The Rhine limestone flooring, actually a full-bodied porcelain, is from Tile Style (01-855 5200). It costs €95.50 a sq m.
Elsewhere in the property the main en suite bathroom is bang on trend with its polished tobacco-coloured Fossein tiles, also from Tile Style, from €143.77 a sq m.
The bathroom has 2nd Floor furniture from Duravit, including a lovely lacquered rosewood wash stand for around €3,000. Contact Bob Flavin of Aquality (045 901 210) for stockists.
Martha's Vineyard (see page 1) offers sea views of the floor to ceiling kind through triple glazed toughened glass units, created by UK based Birchdale Glass (+ 44 1895 259 111).
The downside to such vistas is that need to be sprayed every two months to prevent salt build up. Project architect, John Feely, recommends Mr. Stainless (087 930 8845) whose bi-monthly visits will cost the new owner about E600 a time.
Silent Gliss automated roller blinds have been installed for elective blocking out of the elements. Their mechanism has been integrated into the property's automated system, which also controls its lighting and sound.
The 4860 Vision B blinds featured are 1.5 by three metre in size and were supplied by Brain S. Nolan (01 280 0564). A window of comparable size will cost from €10,000 to fit.
The kitchen at 81 Moyne Road (see page 6) is a perfect marriage of modern and traditional elements. The salvaged woodblock floor came from Trim Courthouse and falls under the 'something old' category.
Sourced from Architectural Antiques Salvage (01-478 4245) these cost from €85 a sq yd. You could also try the Victorian Salvage and Joinery Company (01-672 6000).
The monochrome SieMatic kitchen falls into the 'something new' category.
The strong modern look of the white matte lacquer units, their black granite worktops and brushed aluminium detailing is softened by the use of a tomato red on the walls of the adjacent study, which is visible through the large serving hatch.
The kitchen is from Houseworks (01-676 9511). Something similar would cost €38,000.
The decor of number 13 Stamer Street (see page 2) owes much of its individuality to the efforts of its owner, an budding paint-effect artist.
These Victorian rooms have the feel of classic Mediterranean interiors. For instance, the dining room's metal fireplace has been tempered to give the finish a terracotta feel.
This was done using a colour wash technique, smoothing out each wet coat with a brush. A base coat of terracotta was used with an overcoat of a paler shade.
The effect is also apparent on the dado rail and door frames. The oval plaster bas-relief above the fireplace was sourced from a now-defunct plasterworks. You could try Dublin Mouldings (01-878 6174) for something similar which will cost from €75.
The antique sideboard from Christy Bird Antiques (01-475 4049) was also painted.
Cash rich, time poor paint-effects fans can contact Paint Effects (086 823 9111).
The independent look and feel of this property is in keeping with some of its former owners, who included artist Harry Kernoff and sculptor John Behan.
