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 had a look inside Kevin Desmond's passion project...
Kevin Desmond, Co. Dublin
Kevin Desmond has always been passionate about period houses, and when he bought his home in Dublin in 2019 it was in very bad condition.
It needed extensive work so Kevin along with his partner Joe undertook a big restoration.
The property was sympathetically restored throughout paying particular attention to features of an 1830's house.
The sash windows were replaced, roof was re-done, all fire places restored, all internal doors restored including original locks and all the timber floors repaired.
Kevin has all of the damaged coving carefully made to match the original. When Kevin bought the house, the front brick work had a render applied in the 50’s and required a substantial restoration.
They also exposed the stone to the back and all the garden walls with lime mortar.
Kevin is a keen gardener and out a lot of work went into the gardens front and back.
It was very important to them to protect the integrity of the property and to be sympathetic to its era.
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