Period townhouse comes with original features

Hamilton Osborne King is seeking offers in excess of £190,000 for a twobedroom period house at 9 Rutledge Terrace, in Dublin's South Circular Road area, which is for sale by private treaty. The owners bought the terraced house seven years ago and since then have refurbished it extensively, while retaining as much original Victorian detail as possible. The redbrick house is single-storey to the front and two-storey at the back, and as it is a house close to the city centre, one of its big plusses is a well-planted, south-facing rear garden, complete with back entrance, patio area and fish pond.

The livingroom to the front of the house is a lovely, large, square-shaped room with a high ceiling and a tall window. The original cast-iron fireplace is still there and the floors have been sanded and polished.

Upstairs, there are two bedrooms, both doubles and the larger one has its original fireplace. As is usual in houses of this type, the bedrooms have ceilings that are higher than the norm, which makes them feel spacious.

Downstairs, there is a charming breakfastroom with some interesting details. For example, a part of the redbrick wall has been left exposed and the original flag stones were relaid after a new floor was put down and then bordered by new terracotta tiles.

Off this is the large kitchen, which has the same flooring as the breakfastroom. It is well-planned with relatively new solid oak Miele fitted units. Additional shelving units have been painted a deep rust colour to match the tiled worktops. The exposed brick fireplace blends in well with the rustic colour scheme.

In an adjacent extension is a utility room and off that is the bathroom. This has been well furnished to make maximum use of the space. There is a half bath, instead of just a shower, with white tiles on the walls and tiny blue mosaic tiles on the floor.