Take a peek inside all three homes by clicking through the gallery above.
The ninth season of this beloved show is championing creativity and showcasing clever design and individuality, leaving judges Hugh Wallace, Amanda Bone, and Sara Cosgrove to make some tough calls in order to crown the overall winner of Home of the Year 2023.
This series features homes located all over Ireland and includes re-imagined semi-detached homes, renovation projects, architectural homes, restored period homes, and new builds.
This week on the show, viewers were given a peek inside three beautiful homes...
Catrinel and Stefan Cadare
Catrinel and Stefan Cadare live in a Victorian house in Kilkenny with their son, Anter.
Built sometime between 1840 and 1860, the couple purchased the house in 2020 and set about creating their dream home.
They decided to completely renovate the inside of the house to today's standards and remove the internal walls from the downstairs living, dining, and kitchen area as the layout was not giving them the comfortable space they were hoping for.
This was key for them as they wanted to create a moody industrial feel in their home, but also to make sure that the ground level was an exceptional living, relaxing, and entertaining space.
The couple loves that they personally designed and decorated their home throughout and that it reflects them completely.
Tanya Neufeld Flanagan and Morgan Flanagan Creagh
Tanya Neufeld Flanagan and Morgan Flanagan Creagh bought a new build A-rated Dublin home in 2020.
Tanya, an interior designer, says that the home afforded them a completely blank canvas, meaning that as soon as they moved in, they could set about making the home personal to them.
They sprayed the kitchen white so that it would blend seamlessly into the walls and allow the architecture to breathe life into the space. The two used floating solid wood shelves and custom units to make the most of the kitchen and open-plan areas.
They then decorated the home to represent their character, to create conversation, and make people smile. Tanya describes the interior style of the home as modern and contemporary with vintage flourishes.
Martina Mahady and Aaron Doherty
Martina Mahady and her husband Aaron Doherty live in a lodge-style home in Co. Wicklow.
The couple bought the home in 2018 and began their remodel in late 2020 with completion in 2022. Their refurbishment included new windows with double-height glazing at the front to frame the woodland views, a kitchen extension and a new larger porch.
They also developed the exterior to create outdoor living spaces which comprised of a canopy area to the master bedroom and a canopy barbecue area to the side of the home with a wraparound patio. Finishes included oak beams, cedar cladding, Donegal sandstone cladding, and limestone paving.
Martina says this is their dream home, comprising all the things they love, with Nordic and American lodge influences. This lodge style with oak beams and cedar cladding allows the home to seamlessly sit within its woodland setting. The interior natural finishings, colours, and picture windows all allow for a unified flow out to nature and the connecting outdoor living spaces.
Click through the photo gallery at the top of the page to take a peek inside all three homes.
