{"id":499749,"date":"2026-06-14T20:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T20:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/499749\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T20:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T20:39:13","slug":"all-the-right-angles-at-e580k-model-farm-road-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/499749\/","title":{"rendered":"All the right angles at \u20ac580k Model Farm Road home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Model Farm Road, Cork city<\/p>\n<p>\u20ac850,000<\/p>\n<p>Size<\/p>\n<p>179\u00a0sq\u00a0m [1927\u00a0sq\u00a0ft]<\/p>\n<p>Bedrooms<\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Bathrooms<\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>BER<\/p>\n<p>B<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu internal_Body1st\">AT THIS Model Farm Road semi-d, a ground-floor extension is not a right angle but it is the right angle \u2014 for maximising light from the south and west.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5115984_3_articleinlinemobile_128_20-_2015_20Laburnum_20Park.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"card-img\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5115987_3_articleinlinemobile_132_20-_2015_20Laburnum_20Park.jpg\" alt=\"Laburnum, Model Farm Road\" title=\"Laburnum, Model Farm Road\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Laburnum, Model Farm Road<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5115990_3_articleinlinemobile_125_20-_2015_20Laburnum_20Park.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"card-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The clever design, along with light blocks and Velux skylights, means this four-bed is bright and welcoming.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Crisp white cornicing, skirting, and built-in units to contrast with strong blue walls give the front room a cosy character, while neutral colours in the large David Lane kitchen are a nice foil for a more jazzy Orla Kiely feature wall near the double doors leading to the back garden at \u2018Notre Dame\u2019, 15 Laburnum Park.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5115993_3_articleinlinemobile_117_20-_2015_20Laburnum_20Park.jpg\" alt=\"Living room\" title=\"Living room\" class=\"card-img\"\/>Living room<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5115996_3_articleinlinemobile_135_20-_2015_20Laburnum_20Park.jpg\" alt=\"\u00d3rla Kiely feature wall\" title=\"\u00d3rla Kiely feature wall\" class=\"card-img\"\/>\u00d3rla Kiely feature wall<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Built in the 1950s, this home was bought in 2012 by the current owners, who are now downsizing. They completed significant renovations and upgrades, including that extension in 2013 and insulating and adding triple-glazing in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5115999_3_articleinlinemobile_159_20-_2015_20Laburnum_20Park.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"card-img\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5116002_3_articleinlinemobile_153_20-_2015_20Laburnum_20Park.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"card-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Outside, there\u2019s off-street parking for three or four cars.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5116005_3_articleinlinemobile_105_20-_2015_20Laburnum_20Park.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"card-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The overall layout comes in for praise from Johnny O\u2019Flynn, of Sherry FitzGerald: \u201cThe accommodation is generous and thoughtfully configured, with a superb open-plan kitchen, dining, and snug area, flooded with natural light and opening directly onto the south-facing rear garden, with seamless flow into the family room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/5116008_3_articleinlinemobile_155_20-_2015_20Laburnum_20Park.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" class=\"card-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The guide price is \u20ac850,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\n            VERDICT: A highly popular address within walking distance of CUH, Wilton Shopping Centre, Bon Secours Hospital, UCC, and MTU. 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