Dublin 8: €750,000: Emma Cullinan views a pretty period house with a well-thought out interior near the city centre

Number 8 Carlisle Street, Dublin 8 which is almost back-to-back with the house on Emor Street (see page one), is guiding at €750,000 through Sherry FitzGerald and will be auctioned on May 27th.

This two-storey home shows just what can be done with a neat period house. Absolutely everything is painted white, which works well here, because the period details give the place a human touch.

The white is relieved by, and mixes well with, the stripped flooring, rush matting and period detailing such as the shutters and fireplaces.

Standard contemporary items have also been incorporated into the scheme, including sleek stainless steel handles on cupboards and inset low-voltage lighting in the ceilings.

There has been careful attention to detail, with items such as perfectly placed slim radiators, showing that things have been thought through.

If you just asked someone to install central heating, it's unlikely that you would get radiators like these - you have to specify them.

You enter the house at top floor level into a bright hallway, with a bay-fronted livingroom off it. This contains furniture from the likes of Enclosure and Haus showing how such homes can accommodate so many different styles.

To the rear past a small toilet is a bright east-facing kitchen/diningroom (good for morning sun). This overlooks the formal garden, with its neat lawn surrounded by a planted border and low box hedging, with seating spaces at each end.

Downstairs are three bedrooms, one to the front and two to the rear, perfect for those who like a hallway between them and the next bedroom.

Both rear bedrooms have large doors opening onto the garden - they would make nice home offices. The front bedroom currently houses an antique bed, showing that these fit in just as well as contemporary furniture.

The bathroom, which extends beneath the front steps, has a mosaic floor and benefits from a large mirror over the basin. This wash-hand basin is in a simple style, from Armitage Shanks.

Overall, this house has incredible charm. And while I'm sure you would never go to view a house with no intention of buying, both of these houses are great examples of how to turn such properties into beautiful homes.