Neat front hides extensive bright interior in showhouse condition

DUBLIN 4: €1.29mA WELL PLANNED extension has really made a difference to this small house, changing its atomsphere entirely and the way the house will be lived in.

The owner of 52 Lansdowne Park bought this modest terraced house in Ballsbridge nearly two years ago with the idea of doing it up and selling on.

The major renovation, which included a smart new single-storey extension , is now complete, and the three-bedroom house is on the market through Gunne for €1,290,000.

It has been kitted out like a showhouse, and all the furniture is included in the sale.

Downstairs, off the walnut-floored hall, is the small original livingroom to the front, but it's likely that new owners will spend their time in the much larger living area to the rear.

The addition of the pitched roof Hamptons conservatory means that this is now a large open plan space with an eat-in kitchen at one end and a living area at the other.

The kitchen has been fitted with a good selection of very smart cream-coloured high gloss units topped with granite, and it comes complete with appliances including an integrated stainless steel Neff coffee maker, a Fisher Paykel double-drawer dishwasher, as well as a microwave, double oven and integrated fridge/ freezer.

It's a very bright space, thanks to all the windows and rooflights and the interior design compliments it with the reflective pale surfaces of the kitchen units and the limestone flooring.

Off the kitchen is a tiny lobby area leading into a downstairs toilet, which is a clever use of what could seem like limited space.

Upstairs, the layout is as it always was: three bedrooms, two doubles and a small single, as well as a bathroom. The colour schemes and built-in wardrobes are as cool and modern as the choices made downstairs, and the bathroom fittings are contemporary designer makes. There is a side entrance, a low-maintenance patio-sized back garden and off-street parking to the front.

52 Landsdowne Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Three-bed with conservatory, fitted kitchen and front parking

Agent: Gunne