Home of the Year RTE 1 - 8.30pm Tuesdays

BabysCoffee · 02-01-2018 09:52PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

And whoever was asking about the dead plant - that's Virginia Creeper (or at least I think it is, maybe it's Boston Ivy) and loses its leaves in winter.

Interesting! Good to know

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 09:54PM

That top glass room just screams COLD to me! :eek:

Fabulous views though!

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 09:56PM

I'll eat my hat if David Norris doesn't win this!

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 09:57PM

Oh, nice product placement there, Lorraine :rolleyes:

taylor3 · 02-01-2018 09:59PM

Love David Norris house, fabulous, but wouldn't want to have a dodgy hip with all the strairs/floors.

BabysCoffee · 02-01-2018 10:00PM

I like Eoghan!

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 10:02PM

BabysCoffee wrote: »

I like Eoghan!

Was just thinking that!

Haven't a notion who he is, but he was refreshingly honest about his limitations in this particular contest!

Thargor · 02-01-2018 10:02PM

I hate all that TK MAXX cack everyone has in their living rooms these days.

This is a funny Facebook group that documents it:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1543998352559682/

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 10:03PM

Thargor wrote: »

I hate all that TK MAXX cack everyone has in their living rooms these days.

This is a funny Facebook group that documents it:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1543998352559682/

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 10:04PM

Jeepers..... not one, but TWO walk-in wardrobes.....

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 10:07PM

Ooof, really NOT a fan of this one.

Sorry, Mike

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 10:08PM

That house has a very odd exterior!

BabysCoffee · 02-01-2018 10:10PM

How many knick knacks can you fit in one house?!

Mena Mitty · 02-01-2018 10:11PM

Love this house.

Home I should have said. Real family home.

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 10:11PM

BabysCoffee wrote: »

How many knick knacks can you fit in one house?!

The dusting!!!

Fight fight fight

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 10:21PM

Holy moly, the size of that for a house :eek:

That first fireplace they showed (brown mottled one) is the same as one in our house growing up - and I absolutely HATED it

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 10:23PM

That's like a flat :eek:

WTF have they done with the rest of the (ginormous) house???

BabysCoffee · 02-01-2018 10:25PM

Not a fan of the upstairs......except for the view

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 10:27PM

Love that bedroom, but the windows (being attic windows) are just a bit mean.

Lets it down completely.

And was that an Ikea couch in the sitting room downstairs?

Mena Mitty · 02-01-2018 10:28PM

Loving Lorraine Keanes home. Loved the two tone bathroom that we got a quick glimpse of.

BabysCoffee · 02-01-2018 10:28PM

I don't think there are any winners here.

Probably David Norris' house

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 10:29PM

David Norris a clear winner for me.

As long as I could declutter a bit!

taylor3 · 02-01-2018 10:32PM

Why are all the curtains dragging on the floor in Lorraine Keane house. They look like they are the wrong size or is that meant to be 'the look'.

taylor3 · 02-01-2018 10:34PM

David Norris House is the one I would choose. Fab.

HeidiHeidi · 02-01-2018 10:34PM

taylor3 wrote: »

Why are all the curtains dragging on the floor in Lorraine Keane house. They look like they are the wrong size or is that meant to be 'the look'.

That's a look.

I inherited curtains the same in my sitting room when I bought my house (but not on such a grand scale

) - I really like them!

ETA - can I just add, having recently priced up new (very modest by comparison) curtains for my bedroom, where I'm unfortunate enough to have two windows - I'm guessing that that pair of drapes alone is probably worth more than the entire window dressing of my whole house (and possibly more than the house itself

)

rebel1975 · 02-01-2018 10:44PM

Great to see we dont have any celebrity homes of mention outside dublin save for a token effort in Wicklow. Same thing really !!!

Sunny Dayz · 04-01-2018 09:35AM

Only caught up with the show last night. I really liked the winning home owned by David Norris, you could spend hours just looking around it, I'd imagine it has so much history and so many stories to tell.

I enjoy Melissa Hill's books but I didn't understand why she needed approx. 10 copies of each book she has published on her shelves. Surely 1 of each would suffice.

Eoghann McDermott's house was the only one I think that didn't have a personal pictures up, all the others had pictures (of themselves) up in abundance.

Wasn't a big fan of Lorraine Keane's house, I dunno, the second floor "good room" struck me as a waste, it looked like it was rarely used.

The outside of the rugby player's house looked nice, but my god inside, there were knick knacks everywhere, and some of the stuff was just old fashioned rather than vintage. (but that's just my personal opinion).

recipio · 04-01-2018 10:56AM

Thargor wrote: »

I hate all that TK MAXX cack everyone has in their living rooms these days.

This is a funny Facebook group that documents it:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1543998352559682/

Agreed, there is very little originality and it takes no great effort to fill a house with knick knacks.
I'd have more respect for someone who commissions a bespoke piece of furniture or art . David Norris was a deserving winner if only for his conservation efforts in the last forty years.

honeybear · 27-03-2018 08:18PM

Anyone watching tonight? Lovely homes. Thought Cork house harshly marked. Couldn’t fault Clare home

juneg · 28-03-2018 08:56AM

honeybear wrote: »

Anyone watching tonight? Lovely homes. Thought Cork house harshly marked. Couldn’t fault Clare home

Missed it but looking forward to seeing it later

Home of the Year RTE 1 - 8.30pm Tuesdays

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