Alanna Gallagher - Home and Style

Lifestyle journalist, editor and content creator whose areas of expertise include property, interiors, fashion and travel. Founding editor of several magazine titles including bridal title Confetti.

TV’s most famous Frenchman, First Dates Fred's Irish-designed luxe greenhouse

First look: From First Dates the TV show to his Wednesday wine club, Frenchman Fred Sirieix has wowed hearts and palates. And now he’s growing his own vegetables inside an Irish-designed Hampton greenhouse.

This iceberg house has hidden depths and a choice of two Dart stations to use

Situated equidistant between Lansdowne Road and Sandymount Dart stations, the owners of this split-level excavated-down iceberg house use the former when journeying north and the latter when travelling south. Iceberg homes garner a lot of attention, especially those renovating period properties within Georgian and Victorian housing stock neighbourhoods. But when used in new constructions, it’s […]

D7 artisan cottage with grannycore styling seeks €425k

A collected home in Dublin 7 ticks the trends box without falling out of fashion, plays with restful colours, is extremely well-connected in terms of location, and has a hungry tree nearby.

Become lord of the manor with a gamekeeper’s stone cottage for €275k

With its cut stone exterior and leaded glass windows, this chocolate box pretty gamekeeper’s stone cottage on the Lisnavagh Estate is flanked by farmland and mature trees and comes with two acres. At the end of a country lane is a gamekeeper’s stone cottage that is part of the Lisnavagh Estate, the seat of the […]

Five locations, one price - what will €345k get you around Ireland

A turnkey four-bed semi in one of buyer’s agent Liz Kane’s favourite spots in Co Cork, a completely remodelled two-bed in Dublin 15, a B-rated refurbished two-bed in rural Waterford, a 1970s bungalow in need of modernisation in a Donegal seaside resort a pop star calls home or an eight-bedroom Georgian pile in Co Galway in need of love and lots of money?

Worship this four-bed church conversion, 200m from a white sand beach

With its original volume and features blessedly intact, this four-bedroom, former Kilkee church, €685k, celebrates its ecclesiastical points of interest, including ceiling heights that soar to seven metres.

Four-bed D3 home creates a cocooning mood with on-trend earthy colours for €695k

A four-bedroom terraced house with views of Croke Park and rent-a-room potential demonstrates how to work fashion’s earthy shades, stone blues to serene greens and terracotta touches, into a period property and move on from grey.

Harvest swoon: Farmhouses with hearths and heart from €170k

From inglenook fireplaces to lime plaster walls, exposed beams, stone walls, deep sills and windows framing bucolic views across the land, the Irish farmhouse offers an aesthetic that is back in vogue. Here are four gorgeous examples in counties Roscommon, Mayo, Waterford and Wicklow from €170k.

Dun Laoghaire 3-bed townhouse where all the hard work has been done

Completely renovated Dun Laoghaire three-bed with classy panelling and extension now has a B BER rating, is in turnkey condition, and awaits its new owners.

Sandymount Edwardian home with a secret wine cellar and projector room

With a sports ground at the back and a wine cellar secreted within the extension, this Sandymount Edwardian property has been very tastefully redesigned for modern family life. Edwardian-era homes work really well as modern homes. There is less decorative detailing to contend with, but they still benefit from period features such as good ceiling […]

An own-door, one-bedroom basement apartment in Portobello is seeking €395k

A one-bedroom apartment perfect for a city slicker just metres from the after-dark hub of the Camden Quarter. It has its own entrance, a separate living room and eat-in kitchen, and a small exterior courtyard.

Monkstown home, minutes from the sea, with a hot tub and outdoor bar

A turreted Monkstown house, boasting a hot tub, an outdoor bar that gives tiki vibes, and an Italianate terraced garden, is within five minutes of one of Dublin’s top swim spots. This is a period property where you can enjoy a dip and escape home to warm up in your own private plunge bath – […]

Sofa beds to wow overnight guests

Friend-zoned overnight guests can console themselves with a decent night’s sleep on one of these smart sofa beds. A sofa bed is a godsend when you have people over who don’t want to go home. At a point in the night when you want some shut-eye, you simply arrive back in the room with bedding […]

Garden furniture, tableware and lighting to enjoy the sunset

Relax, it’s just taking a break. It is sundowner season, so take time to sit back and appreciate the saturated shades of the sunset. Here are 6 ways you can work the mood into your space.

From vintage car refurbishment to crafting, this house is perfect for any hobby.

A village house in Connemara, directly across the road from the pub and a 10-minute walk to the shores of Lough Corrib, comes with a shed almost as big as the house itself. It is suitable for almost any hobby, from tinkering with vintage cars to sculpture, music, or crafts.

Contemporary home that doubled in size after archaeological excavation for €395k

In Limerick city’s historic heart, a two-up two-down has been turned into a 133-square-metre contemporary home, €395k, with an industrial edge. But first, they had to undertake an archaeological survey and discovered a medieval dwelling on their site. It cost thousands of euros, but now it’s the owners’ favourite feature.

Up Mayo! Chic county colour accent pieces to celebrate the win

The Yew County finally gets Sam. Mark the occasion by adding some red and green to your space.

Sunnyside up in a contemporary period property with Frank Lloyd Wright touches

A period property with a mirror image extension skilfully grafted onto the side by one of Ireland’s first conservation architects makes this large, detached three-bedroom house in Lucan a marriage of old and new.

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