Take a peek inside all three homes by clicking through the gallery above.
Home of the Year returned to our screens with a fresh batch of stunning houses and creative homeowners.
Now in its tenth season, the beloved show champions homes that are filled with personality as well as ingenuity. Tonight's episode celebrated the individuality of each featured property, with judges Hugh Wallace, Amanda Bone and Sara Cosgrove passionately debating over the highs and lows of the first three houses.
As always, the show will span the length and breadth of the country, offering an endless amount of home inspiration, from small fixer-uppers to new builds and everything in between. Episode one features an old school house in Cork, an eco-minded self build in Clare and 1960's house in Dublin.
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This week on the show, viewers were given a peek inside three beautiful homes...
John and Kasha, Clare
John and Kasha opened the doors to their eco-minded self-build home in Co. Clare, which they share with their daughter.
The couple started their journey of building their contemporary house in 2021, and were conscious of the environment when building the home. Because of this, they wanted a grass roof as a place for wildlife and bees to live.
Their home has a natural cooling breezeway designed for the summer months that brings the outside in, and, after working with the Jon Eliason Studio in Sweden to draft the concept of the living space and kitchen of their house, they decided on a 20-foot-high ceiling in the main room to allow the spectacular scenery to be a part of the space.
The pair love the sense of detail and functionality they've achieved throughout the home and how they’ve managed to create something so special that represents their family.
Aoife and Tim, Dublin
Aoife and Tim found their home in an end of road 1960's semi-detached home in Dublin, which they share with their two young daughters, teenage son and four dogs.
The couple said that they fell in love with the three-bed semi-detached house and immediately saw how they could create their dream home. They began by gutting the whole house and gardens and designed a layout that works best for their family. They transformed it into a five-bed and five-bath energy efficient home.
Though it was a labour of love for the family, they are delighted with what they have been able to achieve and how the home feels bright and airy while still feeling warm and cosy.
Ian and Sarah, Cork
Ian and Sarah live in an old school house that was originally built in the 1900s with their son, which they purchased in 2019.
When they bought their home, they had a number of internal renovations to complete before they settled completely, such as, removing plaster to expose the original brick work and levelling the floor in the great room. Their aim was to bring out the character of building and restore it back to its former glory. They wanted the original features and the character of the building to do the talking.
They describe their home as creative with a brilliant atmosphere and say it's a great place for parties, entertaining and playing music.
Sarah and Ian feel like they are caretakers of the home and love when people knock in to share their own memories of the school.
Click through the photo gallery at the top of the page to take a peek inside all three homes.
