Each week on RTÉ Lifestyle, we'll be giving Home of the Year fans a chance to re-visit three homes from the comfort of their own couch the morning after the show has aired. You can watch the full episode back on RTÉ Player.
The series this year features a diverse mix of homes including converted mills, a converted schoolhouse, apartments, bespoke architectural new builds, re-imagined cottages and bungalows, DIY homes, restored period homes and vernacular buildings.
Rachel and Robert Hobbs, Co. Cork
Last night, we met Rachel and Robert Hobbs who live with their three children in a modernised 1800s farmhouse with extension in Co. Cork.
They bought their home in 2017 and worked hard to create a fun, functional family home. They retained three external walls of the original house and built from there.
They converted a small shed and joined it to the build of the original house. They began demolishing in November 2018 and moved in December 2019. It was a self-build project so they were hands on and lived on site while it was happening.
They wanted to reflect the original house and surroundings as well as having a home that could work for three small children.
They have lots of fun elements such as a floor net on the landing area, a climbing wall in their son's room and the front door is at the back of the house.
They worked with an architect on the design of their home and Rachel designed the interiors.
Tune into Home of the Year on Tuesdays on RTÉ One at 8.30pm.
