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'My partner did the tiling and flooring': Ciara's budget-friendly home redesign in Dublin 15
'We turned the old dining room into an office': Barbara's home that mixes work and play
'I wanted the décor to be fun for the kids too': Susan's home with rabbit lamps and orangutan tables
'You can see for miles from the viewing area': Katie's self-build home in the Mayo countryside
'I love it when all six of us are together in the evenings': Inside Áine's inviting family bungalow
'We doubled the size of the original house': Inside Keara's transformed three-bed in Meath
'Sunny mornings with a cup of tea are bliss': Inside Yasmina's refurbished 1970s home in Meath
'People are fascinated by the floors': Inside Paula's character-filled home in Dublin
'The drawing room is next on our list': Inside Emer's work-in-progress Victorian renovation
'I'm up at 4.45am to feed the hens': Alison's Georgian townhouse with a country feel
'The kitchen is our family's favourite spot': Inside Gráinne's artful home (and vintage caravan) in Galway
'Sitting on the patio, you feel like you're on holidays': Alicia's vibrant and colourful home in Tyrone
'I always wanted a big entrance hall': Inside Laura's impeccable Georgian-inspired self-build
'The kitchen feels like an extra living space now': Inside Aga's home renovation in Galway
'The blue is so distinctive': Inside Helen's townhouse packed with colour and personality
'We moved in one week ago': Inside Caroline's work-in-progress cottage renovation in Kerry
'Renovating an old house means you learn to be flexible': Inside Kirsten's rural home makeover
'It's a small space so we did a lot of homework first': Sarah's redbrick renovation in Dublin 8
'We finally have homes for hats, boots and wetsuits': Inside Caitríona's space-smart self build
'I sit with a coffee and look out at the garden': Inside Amanda's home and studio in Derry
'It's finished enough to live in': Connor and Lorraine's brand new self-build in Antrim
'The dining area has space for racing and dancing': Inside Rachel's kid-friendly Cork home
'I could never live somewhere modern': Sabine's Cavan cottage with 2 cats, 3 dogs and 8 ducks
'The view changes every hour': Saoirse's cliff-edge home with a lighthouse in the garden
'We're living on the land while we build our future house': Inside Suzanne's not-so-mobile home in Galway
'There's plenty of painting to keep us busy': Inside a home renovation delayed by lockdown
'We moved in here three months ago with a new baby': Elisha's cottage makeover in Wicklow
'I have a creativity corner in the kitchen': Sewing fan Noeleen shows us around her Dublin home
'You won't find any grey in our house': Inside this rainbow-hued home in Tipperary
'The sun hits this spot at around 11am': Catherine's Dublin home with a transformed back garden
'We moved in just before the shutdown': Emma Clair's DIY home renovation project
'We start the day listening to Eighties music': A snapshot of life in this bright Dublin 6 home
'We fell in love with the house and the rest is history': Inside this colourful former dispensary in Derry
'I'm treating the house like a blank canvas': Art lover Emma shares her new build by the sea
'We spent five years thinking about the big renovation': Step inside Sarah's transformed Meath home
'I drink my morning coffee and ask Alexa for the news': Inside this tech-filled home in Armagh
'Our first DIY project was the blue front door': Inside a Belfast new build with lots of personality
'Light the fire, cuddle up with the dog and watch Netflix': Inside this cosy but bright home in Westmeath
'The entire house is unique': Life inside this striking Galway home that blends into the landscape
'It's retro and very cosy': A glimpse at family life in a renovated chalet bungalow in Armagh