{"id":271688,"date":"2026-01-07T06:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/271688\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T06:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T06:16:14","slug":"a-smartly-appointed-redbrick-terraced-house-in-dublin-8-with-secret-garden-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/271688\/","title":{"rendered":"A smartly appointed redbrick terraced house in Dublin 8 with secret garden space"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A period three-bedroom property has a garden that is a tale of two halves, one for leisure, the other a stylish and separate home office.<\/p>\n<p>Address: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daft.ie\/for-sale\/terraced-house-18-hamilton-street-south-circular-road-dublin-8\/6321389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">18 Hamilton Street, South Circular Road, Dublin 8, D08 E2K6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asking price: \u20ac775,000<\/p>\n<p>Agent: Owen Reilly<\/p>\n<p>West of the Tenter\u2019s towards the Coombe Hospital is a warren of redbrick terraced houses between the thoroughfares of Cork Street and the South Circular Road.<\/p>\n<p>Number 18 Hamilton Street is situated on one of these.<\/p>\n<p>The very smartly presented, three-bedroom, one-bathroom, mid-terrace property is just off Donore Avenue in Dublin 8.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18-Hamilton-Street-1-1-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"garden&#10;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The period house boasts a decent C2 Ber rating.<\/p>\n<p>Upgrades include the dry-lining of its interior walls and the installation of Fineo glazing to the original sash windows and fanlight to improve their thermal performance while preserving the appearance of the old glazing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18-Hamilton-Street-2-1-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The ground floor has above-average ceiling heights and period details, and a layout with a good flow to it.<\/p>\n<p>The living room is to the front and features an open fire &#8211; an ideal place to winter.<\/p>\n<p>It is painted in the softest of greys, a cloud-wisp colour that contrasts well with the cognac-coloured Chesterfield-style sofa and the polished timber floorboards.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18-Hamilton-Street-6-1-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Bespoke bi-folding doors lead through to the kitchen, which includes built-in banquette seating and a galley-style set of fitted units and integrated appliances.<\/p>\n<p>With cabinetry that is painted a marine blue, tongue and groove panelling adds texture to the space.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18-Hamilton-Street-4-1-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A set of French doors opens out to the back garden, which was redesigned by MDR Landscapes.<\/p>\n<p>East-facing, it is paved in limestone and bordered by raised beds of mature planting that includes a silver birch in one of its far corners.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18-Hamilton-Street-21-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The latest addition to the house is a <a href=\"https:\/\/homeandstyle.ie\/tag\/garden\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"511\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">garden <\/a>studio designed by AB Projects.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18-Hamilton-Street-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"945\" height=\"630\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Built on the footprint of the old shed and using similar materials, it provides a home office facility that is suitably distant from the main house, allowing you to close the door on the working day and return home.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18-Hamilton-Street-15-1-1024x682-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The construction includes clever concealed storage for garden tools and bikes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18-Hamilton-Street-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"504\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Grey metro tiles line the hall return, signalling the entrance to the bathroom, the only one in the property.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18-Hamilton-Street-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"756\" height=\"504\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Upstairs, there are three bedrooms, two good-sized doubles and a single, currently used as a home office.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18-Hamilton-Street-12-1-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The next owner might look at installing a second bathroom here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/18-Hamilton-Street-10-1-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There is resident\u2019s parking on the street. Agent Owen Reilly is seeking \u20ac795,000 for the 80 square metre house.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A period three-bedroom property has a garden that is a tale of two halves, one for leisure, the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[365,362,363,364,366,18,117,19,17],"class_list":{"0":"post-271688","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-eire","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-ie","16":"tag-ireland"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115852357541629365","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}