Who lives here: Designer Roisin Lafferty of Kingston Lafferty Design and her boyfriend; she designed the house for his parents, who own the house but currently live elsewhere
Location: Ranelagh area of Dublin
Size: Three bedrooms, three bathrooms
The house is in a fantastic location in Ranelagh, one of Dublin’s most historic Georgian squares. “The village center, with its lovely boutiques and cafes, is only a three-minute walk away,” says Lafferty.
However, the house was in a terrible state when she and her team were brought in for a top-to-bottom renovation for her boyfriend’s parents, who own the home as a second residence. It needed a lot of TLC.
“Before we started work, the house was in serious disrepair, full of damp and mold, with dangerous and outdated fittings and plumbing,” Lafferty recalls. “It had been a rental property for more than 15 years and, by the time we began work, had been uninhabited for a year. The construction was in terrible condition too, so structural safety was a huge concern.”
Lafferty describes the project as a real labor of love. “Basically, the entire place needed to be gutted, then rewired, replumbed, excavated, completely reconfigured and redeveloped,” she says. “We did all of the construction drawings, electrical plans and all the interior design. It was a fantastic experience.”
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