DUBLIN 8 - €675,000:Warm oak flooring, recessed lights, pale paint colours, a new rooflight in the front bedroom and large glass screens inject a clean, contemporary shot into a pretty period property.

The recessed lights and timber flooring starts in the entrance hall and extends through to the living/diningroom, that runs across the width of the house at 35 St Albans Road. A sliding door between the hall and livingroom increases the feeling of space,

The house - for sale at €675,000 through Sherry FitzGerald - has been designed around a courtyard, with large timber and glass screens looking onto the outdoor space from both the livingroom and galley kitchen.

The courtyard is decked in timber to link it to the wood floors within and to offer the idea of an outdoor room.

The rear bedroom faces onto the courtyard, and has a built-in desk at the window. This is well separated from the other (en suite) bedroom, across the living space, to the front of the house.

35 St Albans Road, Dublin 8

Pretty redbrick refurbished by Paul Keogh Architects

Agent:Sherry FitzGerald