Brightened home on Brighton Sq

Dublin 6: €2.3mA terraced four-bedroom house on a pretty square in Rathgar is on the market at €2.3 million through joint agents Harper O'Grady and Sherry FitzGerald.

The 205sq m (2,206sq ft) house has been extended and has two complementary living quarters and a striking study and kitchen.

The interconnecting doors between the original drawing and diningrooms have been removed, opening them into one spacious room. Both rooms have retained their period features.

Beyond this is an office, which overlooks the large family room from a glass-railed mezzanine.

A set of steps takes you down into the house's second living zone, a substantial family room, which is some 56sq m (600sq ft) in size.

It was designed by Brian O'Donoghue Architects. The room has solid walnut flooring and a glass wall of sliding doors with direct access into the 60ft, west-facing garden.

What sets this room apart is the bank of the eight, large-size Velux windows in its vaulted ceiling. That and the white cube-within-a-room kitchen with its sleek contemporary finish.

Upstairs, there are four good-sized double bedrooms. The main bedroom has an en suite and there are also two family bathrooms, on the first and second floor returns. A pale Farrow and Ball paintscape prevails throughout, adding to the property's light and airy disposition.

Brighton Square is a private square, with tennis courts, mature trees and green spaces. This square is owned by the residents.