Series 8, Episode 6
Niamh and James Peare, Dublin
Niamh Peare, an architect and interior designer, and James, an engineer, and their two daughters live in a 1970’s home with modern refurbishment in Dublin.
The home originally had small rooms and was quite dark internally, so they carried out a complete refurbishment using custom-built furniture to provide a consistent connection with nature and introduced biophilic materials, textures and patterns.
Niamh and James feel that the importance of a healthy home is more relevant than ever, and, as such, the couple wanted to create an interior that was flexible with a multipurpose family home and workplace.
They love that they’ve created a healthy, happy family home that promotes their well-being.
Kate and Shane Byrne, Wicklow
Kate, her husband Shane and their son, live in a 150-year-old farmhouse with modern extension in Co Wicklow.
The property has been in Shane’s family for decades but when they moved in, in 2018, they knocked through all the smaller rooms and added an extension to create an open plan living space with lots of natural light.
The family love the sense of history in their home and that their son is the 4th generation of Byrne to grow up there and that, in time, it’ll be a place for his own family.
Kerry and Nicky Devlin, Belfast
Kerry Devlin lives in a 1980’s chalet style bungalow with her husband Nicky and their twin boys.
Kerry and Nicky stumbled upon this property and fell in love with the location and incredible views. When the couple moved in, the house was neutral with dated décor, so they renovated the home to give it their own stamp.
The interior design of this home is inspired by mid-century, modern and Scandi interiors; mixing vintage and retro furniture with modern pieces with plenty of colour, pattern and textures.
SERIES OVERVIEW
RTÉ’s Home of the Year is back for a new series and with a new judge on board. This year returning judges, architect and founding partner of Douglas Wallace Consultants, Hugh Wallace and award winning architect Amanda Bone are joined by new judge, award winning interior designer Sara Cosgrove. (Further information on the three judges is available below)
| Every Tuesday for eight weeks from February 15th 2022, join the judging panel of Hugh, Amanda and Sara as they explore 21 stunning homes across Ireland. The series will feature homes in Galway, Wicklow, Down, Cork, Longford, Sligo, Kilkenny, Antrim, Kerry and Tipperary. The eighth series of Home of the Year will champion creativity, showcase clever design and will feature a diverse mix of homes including restored period homes, re-imagined cottages and bungalows, DIY homes and architectural new builds. Looking for individuality, functionality and clever design, the three judges will each score the homes out of 10 and the home with the highest combined score in each programme will go through to the final in April, where the winner will be crowned. Home of the Year is produced by ShinAwiL for RTÉ One. Home of the Year is proudly sponsored by AIB. The new series of Home of the Year airs on RTÉ One at 8:30pm on Tuesday February 15th and runs for 8 weeks. Home of the Year 2022 will be available on-demand on RTÉ Player each week after broadcast. Boxsets of the previous seven series are available to watch on RTÉ Player. |