Home Of The Year

Amy & Eoin Martin, Limerick 

Amy & Eoin live in Limerick with their 2 sons. 

The couple fell in love with this 1970s built house and set to work completely gutting and renovating the home and bringing it from a D3 BER rating to an A3. The property is an upside down home with the main living and kitchen on the first floor making the most of their spectacular garden and the natural light.  

The home is a passion project for Amy, an interior designer, who loves having the space to unleash her creativity and is always in the middle of a project in the house! 

The family never feel blue coming back from a holiday as, for them, it’s the nicest place they could return to.

Rachel and Tristan Dent, Dublin  

Rachel and Tristan live in Dublin with their young son. 

The house was built in the late 1930s/early 1940s and the couple purchased it in 2023 with big plans to maximize the space within the house. 

They completed a renovation to their home, adding an extension and achieving an effective reconfiguration of the bottom floor to create a bright and airy house for their young family and used specific colours throughout to create a bright, playful and unique home.

The family love spending as much time as possible together in their wonderful home, and all that they’ve created.

Series Overview: New Homes and a New Judge.

In its 11th series, Home of the Year will feature 21 stunning homes in the counties of Carlow, Cork, Derry, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, and Wicklow. From reimagined semi-detached houses to architectural marvels and restored period homes, the series promises to inspire viewers with a diverse range of design styles.

Interior consultant Siobhan Lam, founder of April and the Bear, is joining the judging panel this year. She brings her passion for quirky design, fearless colour, and statement pieces to the table. She joins returning judges Hugh Wallace, architect and founding partner of Douglas Wallace Consultants, and award-winning architect Amanda Bone of Amanda Bone Architects.

Each week, the judges will visit three exceptional homes and score them out of 10 based on individuality, functionality, and clever design. The home with the highest combined score in each episode will advance to the grand final in April, where one lucky homeowner will be crowned the winner.

Tune in and Be Inspired; Home of the Year returns on Tuesday, February 18th at 8.30 pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player, and airs every Tuesday for eight weeks. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover Ireland’s most extraordinary homes and gain inspiration for your own living spaces.

Home of the Year is produced by ShinAwiL for RTÉ.

AIB sponsors Home of the Year.

The series airs on Tuesdays at 8.30pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player starting February 18th 2025.

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For further information on Home of The Year, please contact Kathryn Mason – MASONRY PR 087-2627977 or km@MASONRY.IE

Home of the Year L-R Siobhan Lam, Hugh Wallace, Amanda Bone
Home of the Year L-R Siobhan Lam, Hugh Wallace, Amanda Bone
Home of the Year L-R Hugh Wallace, Amanda Bone, Siobhan Lam
Home of the Year L-R Hugh Wallace, Amanda Bone, Siobhan Lam