Behind the original Victorian hall door of 74 Harold's Cross Road, there lies a surprising and stylish interior. The mid-terrace two storey over garden level house has been transformed by its current owners within the last two years. It last changed hands in 1998 for £240,000.

Gunne Residential is now seeking about £425,000 for the 1870s house in a private treaty sale. The refurbishment included building on a kitchen and diningroom, creating one large livingroom, upgrading the garden level accommodation and embarking on a bold redecoration throughout.

The strong colours are complemented by period or French pine flooring, and many original features, including doors, windows and fireplaces remain.

A short flight of steps leads up to the hall door, opening to a hallway decorated in deep red and white, with pine flooring. The large livingroom, decorated in deep green, cream and crimson, runs the length of the house and is lit by sash windows front and back, with double glazing muffling the sound of traffic outside.

Steps lead from the hall down to the diningroom, which has walls painted apricot, a beautiful low window with deep sill, and glazed doors to the back garden. Further steps lead to a smart working kitchen. The worktops and central island unit are in unstained, unpolished oak topped with black granite and the room is floored in rough-hewn Spanish tiles. A large Smegg gas cooker is included in the sale and the house is heated by gas central heating.

Staying at garden level, there is a small hall, a large stylish tiled shower room with power shower, an adjoining under-stairs room currently serving as a utility room and plumbed for washing machine and dryer and a bedroom in shades of lemon and navy with two built-in wardrobes. The garden level has income potential, and could have its own entrance by building steps from the front gate to an exterior garden door.

A large bathroom on the first floor return is panelled with pale cream with contrasting navy walls and pine flooring. Pride of place goes to a free-standing slipper bath with brass legs and fittings. There is also a large power shower tiled in deep blue mosaic.

There are two bedrooms on the first floor, each with old-style fitted double wardrobes, large windows, pine flooring and a plain striking decor.

There is a parking bay to the front of the house. At the rear, the west-facing old walled garden is set in lawn and has a crab apple tree with a bench underneath to catch the sun's evening rays.