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…
Maximising the price that vendors will achieve for a house takes time and effort, but there are professionals ready to do the hard graft. Katy McGuinness meets them. Read more here…
“Thanks so much for spending the time with us to focus our minds. It was so beneficial & we are really excited about bringing all your ideas to fruition & getting this project started!” 03 February 2015
“Just to let you know we have had the developers over to our place in advance of the next launch of properties in the estate. They wanted to show a prospective buyer what could potentially be done with the space because they think we did a great job!” (See also 14 June & 16 Dec 2014).
“Hi Eva, Firstly just wanted to say thanks for today. We’re both thrilled with how it went, and the different ideas and suggestions that came out of the session. We’ve actually decided to do another session based on the upstairs/attic. We feel then we can look at the house as a whole, and move forward to the…
