This Victorian Sandymount home was in poor condition, but is now elegant and spacious with clever hidden storage. Delahunty & Harley architects and Maria Fenlon Interiors both worked on the home to maximise space and light, and create a stylish space.
This Victorian Sandymount home was in poor condition, but is now elegant and spacious with clever hidden storage. Delahunty & Harley architects and Maria Fenlon Interiors both worked on the home to maximise space and light, and create a stylish space. This home, a late nineteenth-century end-of-terrace red brick just outside Sandymount village, was in poor condition when its current owners bought it.
“There was evidence of damp and decay throughout the house,” Gráinne Gillen, architect at explains. “The layout was cramped and required an overhaul – the only bathroom was housed in a damp lean-to structure accessed via the small kitchen in the rear return.” As well as renovating the home to bring it back to its best, the owners wanted to create an open-plan kitchen and dining space for entertaining, a utility room to keep clutter at bay, a home office, and a master bedroom with an ensuite. “To achieve this, we designed a two-storey extension to the rear, along with an attic conversion with a dormer window
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