A small period home in Stoneybatter brings the outdoors in with a glorious greenhouse that floods the space with natural light.
A small patio area was covered over to create a beautiful, useful space that increases the home's footprint, plus creates a lush, verdant mood.
Andy and Susan first met when she was looking for a contractor to build a roof over what was once an open patio area at the back of her house. The idea for the space developed over time, and so too did their relationship, which blossomed when they discovered shared interests in animals, art and design. They now share the small but perfectly formed home with rescue cats Aisling, Fluff and Mags. But it all started with the patio, which was originally meant to be covered with a uPVC roof.
They moved on to the living room next, choosing a wall colour that blends beautifully with the outdoor space. The fireplace was rebuilt from the ground up, and decorated with antiqued mirror tiles that “frame the whole room”. The colour scheme continues in the kitchen, where Andy raised the original units and added timber coving before painting them in the same Farrow & Ball shade. The tiled splash-back runs all the way to the ceiling.
They didn’t plan on renovating the main bedroom but when a roof leak left hairline cracks across the walls, Andy suggested they panel the whole room. Small wardrobes were integrated into the alcoves on either side of the chimney stack, while another wall was hollowed out to create a narrow cabinet for jewellery and cosmetics. “It all disappears behind the panelling,” he explains.took me a day to mark it out on the walls and understand how the windows and door fit,” he says.
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