“The sofa is a neat 180cm wide,” says Eva. The living room has a simple yet cosy feel, with white walls, recessed spotlights, a soft rug and a comfortable sofa. “In white, it wouldn’t have worked as well.” “We painted the door the same shade on both sides to make a feature of it,” she says. Rather than leave the back of the front door white, Eva chose to add colour. They also painted on a grey runner, which leads you up the steps. “It makes the room feel wider,” Eva says. The stairs to the right of the door were extended right along to the glazed partition. The team put in a ledge with hooks underneath and a round mirror to turn the space into a useful hallway. “It gives you privacy from the street when you’re in the living room.“You don’t do anything near the door anyway, so you’re not losing any living space by adding a division,” she adds. We fitted a painted timber and glass screen that can fold all the way back,” Eva says. The front door opened straight into the living room, so Eva decided to create a separate hallway. “We fitted a timber door in a welcoming colour,” she says.
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“I also work as a house consultant, so this started out as a consultation,” says Eva.īut it wasn’t long before she’d come up with a complete redesign of the property, and Breffnie had commissioned Eva to take on the full project.Īt the front of the property, Eva replaced the windows and door and took down the modern railing that surrounded the flowerbed.
Luckily, Breffnie could call upon her friend, architect Eva Byrne, to help her with some ideas. Size Two bedrooms and one bathroom (55 sq m)Īrchitect Eva Byrne of Houseology Photos by Philip LauterbachĮverything about this two-up, two-down cottage said ‘good buy’ to Breffnie O’Kelly and her teenage daughter when they spotted it – everything, that is, except the dark and dreary internal layout. Property Early 20th century terraced house Who lives here Professional property hunter Breffnie O’Kelly and her teenage daughter So Breffnie called on the expertise of architect Eva Byrne of Houseology to make her new home feel light, airy and spacious. The catch? The inside was dreary and cramped.
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Before and after photos show how a smart layout and ingenious design turned a dark space into a bright, welcoming homeīeing a professional house hunter, Breffnie O’Kelly knew this was the perfect house for herself and her teenage daughter – it was close to the school and nearby walks, the road and neighbours were nice, and the house itself had bags of character.
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