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Low-effort, low-budget storage ideas to try this January.
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Low-effort, low-budget storage ideas to try this January.
Magenta magic: How to style your home using Pantone’s colour of the year 2023.
Sow and grow in January: 10 jobs for the kitchen gardener.
Q: My house is going on the market and I want to declutter it for viewings. Where do I start? Suzy Kell, decluttering coach, offers her expert advice.
How to easily introduce a sense of French chicness with select furniture choices.
Q: I’m downsizing from a larger house to a smaller one but I don’t want to say goodbye to all my furniture and artwork. What can I bring with me?
Helena Cousins of Zinc Interior Design offers her expert advice.
Choosing the right lights for your home isn't as easy as you might first think.
Q: I’m a first-time buyer about to move into my newly built home. I’m planning a phased approach to furnishing and decoration but I don’t know where to start. What do I prioritise? Interior designer Louise Johnston offers her expert advice.
Give your garden a lift this summer.....
‘Making your home renovation dreams come true can be a challenge, especially when your budget doesn’t quite align with your wishes’. Denise O’Connor, who is an architect and design consultant has listed some helpful tips on irishtimes.com to navigate this process and ensure you make the most of your budget.
Q: I’m hearing a lot of talk about BER ratings, and know there are grants available, but is it worth retrofitting my home if I’m planning on selling in a few years’ time? David Flannery, Heat Retrofit Advisor with Electric Ireland Superhomes, offers his expert advice.
“Interior looks for the coming season are already reflecting grown-up sophisticated vibes and a fair amount of retrospection without quite replicating past trends — reminds me of how the 70s bell-bottomed jeans were reinvented from the late 1990s as the ‘neo’ bootleg.”
Top kitchen trends of 2024: Where to invest and what to avoid
As the heart of the home, the kitchen is a room that needs some thoughtful consideration. An expert at The Irish Independent looks at the top trends of 2024, what is worth the investment and what could be avoided. From the latest kitchen tech to the aesthetics to functionality they discuss it all.
Gardens are fast become another living space. Here are six ways to get your garden ready for spring.
With the evenings starting to stretch, and spring bulbs starting to bloom, it’s time to get back outside.
Interiors are an opportunity to make a house your home. Adding concrete to your interiors is a rising trend and there are endless options.
Here’s some tips on how to make the concrete trend work in your home – no hard hat required.
Buying property is a complicated process. With over 40 years’ experience working with buyers all over Ireland, we’ve researched and developed a selection of useful guides and resources to provide you with the insight you need..
From getting mortgage-ready to preparing and submitting your full application, our Mortgages division have the insight and expertise you need to help secure you the best possible outcome.
Applying in-depth research methodologies, we regularly publish market updates, trends, forecasts and more helping you make informed property decisions backed up by hard facts and information.