EPISODE 4
House 1
Margaret and Mark Conway split their time with their Irish home in South West Cork and the UK.
The family love the area and all that West Cork has to offer. They knocked a bungalow on the site and Margaret put a lot of thought into the plans of the house working closely with the architect so that they could incorporate as much of the surrounding landscape and views into the house itself. Fields, cliffs, headlands and the sea are visible from almost every room. She also loves the rock face at the back of the house. Fastnet Rock Lighthouse influenced the design of the home. It was very important to that local west cork craft people who understand the sea were involved in the building of their home.
House 2
Katrina and Adam Carroll live with their daughter Nainsi in a semi-detached home south of Dublin city which Katrina has really put her individual stamp on.
Katrina and Adam moved back to Dublin when Katrina was pregnant with Nainsi in 2014. Their home is a terrace home built in the 1950/60’s.
They gutted their home over a period of 5 months. They renovated all the rooms and internal walls. Katrina describes the homes as being her style she says its vintage cottage chic. She has upcycled a lot of their furniture and upcycles all of the time as a hobby. Katrina loves her vintage finds – some of which have come from London where they lived until 2014. Katrina shares photos of her home on Instagram.
House 3
Emma Lynch is an online interiors entrepreneur and co-owner of Lamb Design. She lives in a seaside bungalow with her husband and their two children in County Wicklow.
The home originally belonged to Emma’s grandparents and she spent every childhood summer there until it was sold to another family. The house was put on the market by the owners when Emma and her family were living in London and they decided to buy. The renovation took two months, involved tearing the house apart internally, leaving only a shell and a roof. She chose to keep the front of the house exactly as it was, and all the shrubs and rose bushes for sentimental reasons. This is a home which makes the most of its views and Emma was inspired by the sea to make this home very light, bright and airy with a touch Swedish simplicity with a hint of a Nantucket coastal vibe.
>>About Home of the Year
Championing individuality, creativity and commitment to design, Home of the Year features homeowners around Ireland who have done something special to the place they call home.
Over 8 weeks, 21 homes will compete for the Home of the Year title, with three very different properties featured each week.
From re-design, new builds, renovations and restorations Home of the Year features people who have made their dream home, just the way they want it. The series will showcase homes from all across Ireland including a renovated schoolhouse building and an 18th century mill turned home, contemporary new builds pushing the boundaries in design, a converted Irish farm cottage, re-imagined bungalows and semi-detached homes with a difference.
Making the tough decisions on which homes go through to the final are our three expert judges; design legend Hugh Wallace, renowned interior designer Deirdre Whelan and award winning architect Patrick Bradley. Patrick gained a lot of attention when his own shipping container home appeared on Channel 4’s Grand Designs. Patrick’s home has gone on to win several awards and has appeared in newspaper articles all over the world.
Looking for individuality, functionality and clever design, the judges will individually score each of the homes out of 10, the home with the highest combined score in each programme will go through to the final, where the ultimate winner will be crowned.