Sense of style in Corran cottage

THERE’S the traditional way of doing up traditional two-up, two-down cottages, and then there’s the Corran way.

The renovators took a certain leap of confidence with this Corran townland home near the village of Leap, in West Cork: they went larger, they went modern and they went up-market.

Set a few miles inland of Leap, the three-bed home is on a site of three-quarters of an acre where slopes and contours were worked into a finished product.

The 20 metres of patio and deck-railing worked up to the house, bulwarking it against the natural fall of ground, integrates into a detached garage/office underneath.

There’s a sense of style to the finished place, inside and out, with the wood balcony rail set on old railway sleepers, stone terraced beds in the lawn, a bit of wood cladding on the garage.

Wood features strongly inside, with oak floors in the main living space, red deal in the overhead rooms, and exposed wood beams in the dormer roof bedrooms.

Pride of place goes to the dining room extension, with a wall of glass overlooking the deck. There’s a range of cream-painted units on three sides of the adjoining kitchen and a sitting room with open stone fireplace.

Upstairs, there’s three bedrooms, one site, and main bathroom.

The full quality renovation means double glazing, good finishes, recessed lighting and a general airy feel, attractive floors, oil-fired central heating. A ready to move-into purchase.

Agents SWS Property Services seek €390,000.