Two creatives have turned a period Belfast home into a space that’s packed with personality and design nous.
Stepping off a quiet, tree-lined street in Belfast into this Edwardian home, I was struck by how quickly I felt relaxed there, like I wanted to settle in. Undoubtedly much of this has to do with its inhabitants, Esther Haller-Clarke and Garret Faulkner. They are welcoming and interesting, full of fascinating stories, but it’s also because of the mood they have created in their home, which they share with daughter Lola, and rescue greyhound Sully.
Deciding to live in the house for a full year before doing any work “nearly killed us,” Esther laughs. “We wanted to understand the house. We knew we had to do significant work, so we didn’t want to get it wrong.” They did see the potential, however, in its beautiful, high-ceilinged rooms: a living room to the front, a snug behind it and a well-sized kitchen to the back, with three bedrooms upstairs.
“I had this kitchen in my head for many years,” Esther says. “We have pale oak on the outside and black oak on the inside to match the floor in the front of the house. We’re trying to go with a minimal number of materials in the house but have a distinct feel in each space.” Crittall-style bifolding aluminium doors line one side of the kitchen, allowing soft light to illuminate details such as the polymer concrete worktops, and in particular, the brass sink, which is a household favourite.
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