Each week on RTÉ Lifestyle, we'll be giving Home of the Year fans a chance to re-visit three competitors' 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.
On last night's episode, we got to peak inside Olive Wilson's home...
Olive Wilson, Co. Louth
Olive Wilson's home in Co. Louth is a renovation of her old family home.
Olive and her husband Fergal took on a total renovation of the 1970s bungalow from 2018 to 2019 resulting in their new contemporary home.
They only kept the front and two side walls of the original bungalow. The rest was demolished, and all internal walls knocked down.
They then extended both up and back, increasing the floor space.
The kitchen, dining and living room are all part of the one space, and there is a nod to mid-century style here.
The front of the house is north east facing so not so much natural light, they have styled these rooms a bit differently with stronger, dark colours, using some older furniture.
Olive describes their style as a mix of both old and new.
She likes a number of different styles and has always loved the mid-century look plus she likes colour and character too.
Olive works as an interior designer and in her own home she wanted to create a look that are individual to her own taste.
Tune into Home of the Year on Tuesdays on RTÉ One at 8.30pm.
