Q: We’re a family of two adults and three pre-school children. Our house is a typical semi-d with living room to the front and separate kitchen and dining room to the rear. We’re thinking about adding a small extension to create a single open-plan space to the rear. We’re a bit worried about noise, cooking…
This is a long overdue mail, with regard the above project which we undertook last autumn, subsequent to your visit on 9th April 2015. We are delighted with the end result, which has been life changing for us as a family and would like to sincerely thank you for all your advice. We absolutely love…
Ciara Tracey from www.independent.ie sat in on the talk I gave to House 2016 visitors on Sunday 22 May at the RDS entitled “Ages and Stages: Designing your Home to meet your Family’s Needs”. Here’s her account… You can see all the images I showed and read some of the comments I made in my…
Shakespeare identified seven stages in a man’s life, from cradle to grave. I believe that a family home goes through seven stages also, each of which brings their own needs and challenges. Whilst we cannot predict the future, it is always best, when buying a new home or undertaking work to your existing home, to be…
I sneaked a break from my stand at house 2016 to chat to Phil Cawley of Today FM about making the most of the work you are planning to your home. You can listen back here, I’m on from 13.20 to 21.57…
The Importance of Numbers Your aim is to create a home that meets your needs like a glove: a snugly fitting glove is moulded to the exact dimensions of your hand. In the same way, knowledge of the important dimensions in each room around your home will help you create that snug fit between your…
Whatever the size of your home, you’ll want every centimetre to work as hard as possible. This is especially true when space is limited where it really is about thinking big in small spaces in order to maximise your home. I really enjoyed helping a client renovate a tiny apartment in Dublin earlier this year.…
Get out your diary and plan your visit to House 2016. Taking place next weekend from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 May 2016 at the RDS, this exceptional show should not be missed by anyone seeking inspiration and design ideas for their home. I myself will be among the wide range of architects, designers, craftsmen, home improvement specialists,…
I just wanted to say that we both really valued your time on Tuesday – it helped us massively in moving our thinking along – our only mistake was not meeting you sooner! We also really liked your style – we found it very collaborative and easy to work with and would very happily recommend you…
