Sandymount: €2.8 millionThose who follows the property pages closely will recognize Strand Lodge, a lavishly refurbished house on Strand Road in Sandymount that last came to the market in 2001. It made a record price of £1.45 million (around €1.74 million) at auction and, while it was in walk-in condition, the new owner set about redecorating all over again. Now the five-bedroom house has come back on the market with the same agency, Jackson-Stops, guiding €2.8 million prior to auction on October 26th.

Built in 1830, the two-storey over garden level house was effectively doubled in size by its previous owners and now has an impressive 418 sq m (450 sq ft) of living space. At hall level there is a superb double drawingroom as well as a family room and a large diningroom with a dumb waiter connecting to a utility room downstairs. Upstairs there are four double bedrooms, including the main bedroom suite with its lavish en suite bathroom. All the bedrooms have terrific built-in wardrobes, and at garden level, a room that was the sixth bedroom has been converted to an office with tremendous built-in storage, computer space and shelving. There is a further bedroom, large shower room and sitting room at this level.

A new kitchen has been installed and it's more splendid than the last with cherrywood units, granite worktops and top-of-the-range appliances, including built-in espresso machine, a double dishwasher and a huge American fridge. It's a big, friendly room with warm terracotta walls and a central island for sitting at, as well as a big dining and sitting area with French doors to the garden. The garden is wide rather than deep but it's well sheltered, has a sunny orientation and has been lavishly planted with hardy seaside shrubs.