Home of the Year has 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.
Tonight's episode featured a three-storey period property in Dublin, a Gate Lodge in Tyrone and a 1930s ex-corporation house in Dublin.
Jenny, Dublin
Jenny and her husband live in a three-storey period property in Dublin with their six children and CocoBell, their Mini–French Poodle.
The home was built in 1860 and they purchased it in 2004. The couple have slowly renovated the home in several stages, with the most recent being the basement level in 2020.
Their home is full of period features which they have carefully retained and restored, such as the fireplaces, cornicing, stained glass and the sash windows.
Jenny describes her interior as Bloomsbury inspired with a touch of English Country House. She loves the original features in her period home and the old worldly vibe it gives and how the house has no rules when it comes to style and is full of love.
Peter, Tyrone
Peter lives in a Gate Lodge in Co. Tyrone, which was built in the mid 1700's. Peter purchased this property in 2022. It is a Grade 2 listed building, and an extension was added approximately 25 years ago by the previous owner.
Peter saw the house as an inspiration and settled on a mix of country chic and cottage core for his interiors, which he felt fitted beautifully with the nature that surrounds his home, creating a warm and cosy vibe. It was also important to Peter to honour the history of the home while still putting his own stamp on it.
For Peter, his home is a place of solace, somewhere to unwind after a busy workday. It is also the perfect home to entertain his friends and family whether they are sitting by the fire playing the piano having a good sing- song or a BBQ in the garden, he loves every part of it!
Sean & Chris, Dublin
Sean and Chris live in a 1930’s ex-corporation house in Dublin with their daughter and dog, Teddy the cockapoo.
When they purchased their home in 2019 it was very small with an old kitchen extension so they took on a renovation project in 2022 to modernise the home for their family, with the build being overseen by Sean.
Sean and Chris describe the style of their home as modern, minimalist and contemporary. They believe that there is so much beauty in simplicity but still wanted their home to be cosy and calming.
With the property located on a corner plot, they were able to make full use of the garden and designed it to wrap around the home, creating different zones such as a south facing patio, a green area and a raised west facing decking.
They are delighted that they were able to design their home in an area that they love and that every detail they’ve added in the redesign has only enhanced that this is their forever family home.
Click through the photo gallery at the top of the page to take a peek inside all three homes.
