Dublin 8/€1.85m: Number 7 Pleasants Street, a Victorian-style villa off the city end of South Circular Road, has an AMV of €1.85 million prior to auction through Sherry Fitz-Gerald on June 7th.

It's a house - just a short walk to St Stephen's Green - that will tick a lot of boxes for urbanites who don't relish the suburbs but need to trade up.

The décor makes a refreshing change from the palomino pony palette in many renovated period interiors. This is a house with a big personality decorated in ruby, emerald, citrine and amethyst.

Period features include original wood floors, high ceilings, covings and cornicing, wood shutters and fireplaces in every room. The 176sq m (1,900sq ft) house has three bedrooms, all en suite, with three reception rooms, kitchen, utility, toilet, front and back gardens, and on-street disc parking. There are bedrooms on ground and hall floors, which creates several zones within the house. Each zone has its own micro mood while the house's overall personality is that of a party house.

At hall-level the front room is styled like a 19th century salon complete with baby grand piano. The adjoining bedroom, with its French Collection Zoffany wallpaper and silk curtains, looks like a country house classic. Out back is the second of the three bedrooms. It is simpler in style and overlooks the back garden. The main bedroom is downstairs. A second reception room at garden level functions as a home office.

The home's third zone is to the rear and features an integrated maple kitchen with terracotta tiles. The kitchen opens onto the garden, as well as a lounge or family room, which in turn also leads out to the garden.