Address: 8 Cuala Road, Cabra, Dublin 7 Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Drumcondra
On a tree-lined road, this two-bedroom 87sq m (936sq ft) house has been refurbished to a high standard, in a contemporary style, and extended. Originally a three-bed, the owners knocked through two rooms at the front to create a larger sleeping space. Downstairs there is a large livingroom, kitchen/breakfast room with doors to the garden. BER D2
Plus: The interior has been beautifully refurbished, with wooden and tiled floors throughout: you won’t have much to change with this interiors-magazine look The BER D2 - insulation and windows may need some attention
Minus: Address: Rosewood Cottage, Kildalkey, Co Meath
Agent: Sherry FitzGerald Royal
Built in the early 1900s, this four-bedroom cottage has many original features which combine with a contemporary interior. Accommodation includes a split-level, open-plan reception space comprising a kitchen leading to a diningroom with oval skylight and French doors to a courtyard. Beside this, the sittingroom has a wood-burning stove and marble hearth . There is also a study, shower room and three bedrooms on the ground floor. The house is on a third of an acre. BER D1
Plus Another beautiful interior, all sleek lines with maple and tiled floors, and naturally lit via huge windows and roof lights
Minus: The layout: three out of the four bedrooms are beside the kitchen and living area