Starter home: A 1960s original, now back in fashion

Cronody is a design timepiece on a large site with views of Monkstown bay, says Rose Martin.

YEAH baby, yeah — Austin Powers would love this house — and it also feels as if it’s been cryogenically frozen for the last 40-odd years.

A timepiece in every way, Cronody, Monkstown is a hymn to the Habitat way of life — from the curved, orange lamp shade, to the pristine ‘60s double oven, to the immaculate, avocado kitchen units with brushed-steel handles.