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AI's Top 10 tips for keeping your home warm in winter without breaking the bank

As the weather starts to cool down after a warm summer, HomeandStyle.ie reached out to AI for some advice on keeping your home warm on a budget. With temperatures set to drop and households across Ireland preparing for another winter of rising heating costs, keeping your home warm without breaking the bank is likely to […]

Giant skeletons are the Halloween decorating trope of choice in Dublin's suburbs

From the monster mash to fundraising for a good cause, throwing down the decorating gauntlet this Halloween, many homes demonstrate a love for a viral hit from the US: giant skeletons.

Residential renovations explained by D6 influencers and Home of the Year winner

Reno queens Jenny Sheahan and Kate O’Driscoll launch a blueprint to help refurbishment novices better understand the process and its cost structures.

Architect of Home of the Year finalist scripts the perfect house for family accessibility

"Being an architect is like being a GP for a family," says Patrycja Rogala, whose work made the final of Home of the Year. She knows her clients’ lives and can draft a residential prescription that suits their needs.

London-Irish architect Mary Duggan wins RIBA’s Stirling Prize 2026

The pavilions in the park project on the site of a former municipal car park impressed the Royal Institute of British Architects so much that it awarded London-Irish architect Mary Duggan’s practice the Stirling Prize.

Is it worth staging a home for sale?

An interior designer and a first AD husband-and-wife team say yes, it is. See inside their own home and hear how what started as a side hustle delivers a strong aesthetic for homes on the market that they say achieved an average of 13 per cent over asking.

Carpenter Paul Rigo's 1930s home has been added to this year's Open House tour.

The carpenter owner of a 1930’s home did much of the work himself but also valued architect and engineer input. The combined results can be seen at an Open House tour. Take note of his air-to-air heat system that eliminates the need for radiators, the timber-frame extension and light-filled living room.

Three mistakes to avoid when planning an extension or self-build

Building expert Jon Corless offers some concrete advice ahead of next month’s Selfbuild Extend & Renovate Connacht Show They’ve built it, and they want you to come. If you’re thinking about creating a new home, adding an extension or taking on a renovation, you’ll find plenty of help and inspiration under one particular roof next […]

€50k AMV for a Co Meath church. Redemption required, but at what price?

Churches make characterful homes. A derelict chapel in Co Meath is up for auction with an eye-catching AMV of €50k. Needing complete salvation, how much will it really cost to renovate? Those with lived-experience offer insights.

Shuttered rural pub transformed into an all-weather garden school in Mayo

How a shuttered rural pub became an all-weather garden school in the windswept wilds of west Mayo, where you can learn how to grow your own fruit, veg and medicinal herbs.

Donabate home radiating positive energy and free from electricity bills

A construction industry veteran put 40 years of knowledge to use in his modest dream home in Donabate. His ICF construction literally radiates positive energy; he doesn’t pay electricity bills, and half their water falls from the sky. Photos: Dermot Byrne and Selfbuild.ie More and more people have discovered the once hidden gem that is […]

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.

Does the renovation of this home and building to the side make financial sense?

A Glasnevin three-bed semi has forever home vibes but needs modernisation. With multi-generational living on the rise, QSs Patricia Power and Aidan Kinnear crunch numbers with renovation strategist Rachael Uí Bhaoill. Does it make sense for parents and grandparents to pool their resources?

A fresh blueprint for furnishing your garden — Give it the Bridgerton treatment

From chintz to damask stripes, four-poster daybeds that act as fainting couches in this heat and flouncy shades to keep complexions pale, garden furniture has been given the Bridgerton treatment and is coming up roses.

Getting onto the grid: how homeowners in D12 worked the 'oh-so cool' trend

A two-up, two-down 1950s terraced house in Perrystown, D12, has been given the Memphis Group treatment via The Netherlands and a Dublin pizza pie restaurant.

What sort of hydration break can a houseplant endure during your holiday?

Hydration breaks are not just for World Cup players. Houseplants also need a break from the H20. Overzealous watering on the eve of their holidays by the vacay brigade is killing them, says Urban Plant Life’s Sam Smyth.

Can you purchase and renovate a tired 80s three-bed for less than €500k?

If you’re smart about the refurbishment, the answer is yes, says renovation strategist, Rachael Uí Bhaoill of Spreag. She runs the numbers on a three-bedroom semi in Clondalkin, Dublin 22.

Making a schoolhouse a home - the West Clare reno that can be yours to rent

School may be out for summer, but for parents and friends who want to vacay in West Clare, Tullycrine School House, which once featured on Cheap Irish Homes, is a lesson in how to reno these voluminous buildings.

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The Art of the Bespoke Kitchen: Five Distinctive Expressions of Timeless Design

The kitchen is often where life naturally gathers: where morning coffee is poured, friends linger long after dinner and family conversations unfold. In a beautifully designed home, these everyday rituals deserve a setting that feels as intuitive and effortless to live in as it is captivating and enduring. At Newcastle Design, each bespoke kitchen features […]

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