Ruin with a shed for 550k.
Agree on the floor - far too busy a tile to be using on such large spaces - hall and a sitting room by the looks of thing.
Victorian and quarry tiles often have an intricate border tile, and then the "filler" is quite sparse by comparison - precisely so as not to appear too busy and detailed everywhere.
The house itself has the ultra modern extension but yet looks so cramped at the same time. That kitchen photo looks like everything is falling in toward the viewer - I think its because of the 2 sloped roofs (rooves?) converging in to the middle, gives the illusion of being very cramped. It probably is squite cramped too with the kitchen island, dining table, and big beefy red sofas all within touching distance of each other.
The sleek modern architecture of the house seems totally at odds with the decor put in by the owners, a stove and big cosy sofas, lots of plants and paintings and other stuff that would go in a nice cosy cottage. Really strange mix.
And dont get me started on the size of this bed!
Oh this done up would be my dream
Having said that - I went wandering off down the road on streetview, and came across this - with neighbours like that......
Never mind that, it's about 100 yards to the nearest bit of sea - I'd manage the shops!!
am i right in saying its 8km to the closest shop, bit too remote for me
indeed, I'd have that in a heartbeat. 1 acre garden, c2 BER. ticks a lot of boxes.
That floor would give me crossed eyes and a pounding headache!
I love Victorian (style) tiling, but that's waaaaaay to busy for me. That pattern is usually used as a border, with larger, easier on the eye tiling in the main body of the floor. Maybe the pictures exaggerate it and it looks fine in reality, but I think it's too much.
And I kind of disagree about the fridge as well - I'm not a fan of superslick, nearly blank-wall kitchens where there's no features at all. I think the brushed steel, with stuff stuck on it, just softens the whole look.
But that's a fabulous house, in a fabulous location - at a great price (for someone used to Dublin City prices!). I'd take it!!
Love the floor in that place. The glass ballustrade is pretty cool also, but would it have killed them to have the fridge built-in as well?
I love all of the big picture windows to make the most of the views but would also like to see it at night or on a dark dreary winter's day of which there are plenty in the northwest. I've noticed a lot more homes like this around the place, you can see the original home which has then had a very modern extension or addition that is at complete odds to the original style. Sometimes they work together well, I think it works ok here.
look like photos of photos in a paper brochure blown up,
desperate.
Reminded me of this after it drinks water
https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-lislary-ballinfull-co-sligo/4250402
Hard to know. There is a preservation order on it. That order applies to the exterior and parts of the interior. There is 0.2 of an acre that is not involved in the preservation order.
If you pay 1.5 million for it you would need to know what you plan to do with it
That is a nice house but what the hell did they take the pictures with. I'd say phones I had a few years ago would take better pictures.
This is a lovely house, on nice grounds. It happens to be in co. Clare, but we'll let that one slide.
The pictures in the ad are borderline criminal. Would love to get some good photos of the place.
https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-drimmeen-broadford-near-limerick-city-co-limerick/4271892
A fine building on a great plot, I wonder will the new buyers stick with the planning permission granted 3 years ago?
No, you don't need to be an expert. But it can be good to explain what you like, if you can't show someone pictures. I quite like it myself, but the choices for finishes wouldn't be to my liking. Too much of the same tiling, and I'd prefer wood or carpet in the bedrooms.
The style they love. Not sure you need to be an expert to like/dislike somethijg
I think it looks great too fwiw
IMO that castle should be in state ownership. There's enough historical significance to have it preserved as a visitor attraction rather than a private residence.
What style of architecture is it?
Bit of money. No taste.
Clonony Castle: supposed to be haunted. Buyer Beware!
If it structurally sound it is probably worth that from a build point of view. It will probably be bought for less than that,
For just 100k you can have a derelict bungalow on half an acre in the middle of nowhere. There's optimism!
Another interesting one (prime for a Bond villain refurb!)
https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-clonony-castle-clonony-shannon-harbour-co-offaly/4019830
I prefer a homely lived-in house with some period features, modern architecture and decor leaves me cold.
I can see that Meath house is objectively stunning but it's not for me at all. Grem hit the nail on the head with the Bond villain.
A stunning house. Exactly the style of architecture I love
Aye truth be told, I just posted in an attempt to get the thread back on track. I was gonna say it’s not very homely or something, but even that might be a bit generous…! Not even half the pics are of the indoors.. it’s very stark - kinda of a private hospital or rehab centre feel about it
I feel like someone who wanted to be a James Bond baddie designed that
