Home of the Year RTE 1 - 8.30pm Tuesdays

Wasn't too far off but it was house number 3 that was the massive house with money thrown at it 🤣

House 1: There was something about it that just didn't seem right. I think Amanda was right when she said the kitchen was too heavy. Don't think I'd put a modern contemporary kitchen in it but the wood was very dark.

House 2: nope , I can handle clutter but that house was dizzy. The bathroom walls!!

House 3: the most impersonal house I've ever seen. It reminded me of a house a corporate company would lease for entertaining. Views absolutely gorgeous but too "cold". I'd love the house but I'd need it to be more of a home than a building.

Jesus I absolutely loved the Down house

Ah god ya def didn’t feel like a family home at all. Like the person above said - It screams company rental to a CEO while over here type place

I loved the house in Co Down.... so stylish and unique, and as for the views.. WOW.

I agree it didn't really come acoss as a family home but I suppose anything anyway personal has to be removed or hidden for when the judges call. But throw in a few schoolbags and an overflowing washing basket and pots of jam on the island and maybe a cat sprawled out on that green couch and I think I'd find it homely enough, ... if you twisted my arm 😄.

The first two houses had the usual cluttered interiors - why do people feel compelled to fill the house with tasteless knick knacks ?

The house in Co Down was an attempt at minimalism. I'd have to question the overall grey and brown theme - a bit like ' blue and green should nare be seen ' ? The stained softwood looked a bit cheapo cheapo to me - a hardwood like cherry would have been far nicer.

So did I. The look of it from outside was absolutely amazing.

I nearly cried when I seen that bathroom! That would be my dream bathroom + that's before I even seen the views. To die for!

I'd never be able to work from home if I lived in that house I'd just spend all day looking out to sea in living area of bedroom.

On reflection it probably had too much wood overall for my liking in house like but sure I'd slum it living there if I had to🤣.

Don't get why 1st house is even on the programme.

Just a working farmhouse, nothing special at all about it.

The kitchen was awful, although I didn't agree with Amanda about contemporary kitchen, definitely wouldn't have worked in this house. However they had some units painted cream so if all finished like this would have looked much better but it was so dark with no light.

Hugh adored the couch, I would have put it in a skip the state of it, similarly not a fan of shabby chic, just paint those kitchen chairs.

I totally get it's a working farmhouse, yep serves its purpose and works as family home but not as a house on Home of the Year.

P.S Maybe the problem is me as a Dub will just never get country chic!

Im a country girl and I would consider the 1st house a proper home. Its wasnt perfect but its a good family home.

In my view the 3rd house is an architect trying to get an award - its not a home its a showpiece.

Oh I'm not disputing that it worked well as family home, its just that there is nothing different about in my opinion that merits it being on the show.

Homes like that are ten a penny in rural areas.

I liked all 3 houses. Very little not to like in all 3 so basically "not picking"

House 1 personally would have toned down all the Indian bits and pieces, there was in my opinion too many, but it's her heritage so. The kitchen reminded me of the "Howth house on room to improve" with the spine of storage acting as a wall.

House 2 was lovely, I didn't like the kitchen island having open shelving where the seats were ....people's feet in your pots and bowls no thanks.

House 3 was my favourite. There was something funny with the spiral stairs in the middle of the room...I think the chair at the foot of them made it too bulky. I would have preferred the terrace at the other end of the extension looking out to sea but it also makes sense to have it at the back to shelter from Atlantic winds and privacy. However it was very much a home a complete contrast to house 3 last week and both making the most of amazing views.

I agree Deece, have no idea whatsoever why first 2 houses were on it at all. Don't get me wrong both nice family homes but basically same houses that any of us have/can have really.

I loved the 3rd house. Just thought it was very quirky and loved the old + new parts.

i surprised myself because personally an old cottage like that wouldn't be for me but just something very cosy about it + extension was also quirky and different.

Me too, it was fabulous

Didn't like the inside of the first house although I loved the outside front, back and exterior. I just thought inside it was too mixed up, too many different styles that didn't work well together.

Loved the second house - I liked that it looked quite nice but still felt lived in. I did feel their "style" of house (seaside Hamptons) was very strong in one bedroom.

Third house wasn't to my taste, personally I like a bit more colour and softness. Liked the kitchen and patio though.

The second house deserved to go through to the final.

The right house went through to the final in this week's episode. Really liked the second house and what the couple did to renovate the farmhouse. You could tell the house is well lived in and used. Liked the kitchen, I'd say it's a busy spot and very much the heart of the home.

Wasn't mad about the first house - it was nice but looked a bit too much like a show house - it seemed to lack a bit of personality and colour IMO.

Wasn't mad about the last house either. While the homeowners certainly had their style, it wasn't to my taste and personally I thought it was overdone or trying too hard to be different.

Second house is lovely, a great transformation from a shop to a homely home.

Great to see a normal type house that 's been a great conversion with such a lot of clever storage go through rather than some of the big money no object homes that look like commercial rentals.

Not really sure why I watch the final.

It's basically a competition on how many adjectives can they fit into each sentence when describing one item of each house!

Nice that a house that was a "home" won but really lost the will to live during that episode.

So glad that house won. As Princess Calla said - a house that was a home. Such a lovely young couple, a real family home, lived in, utilised, not a showhouse.

Of the top 3 - I don't remember that big house at all and I wasn't a fan of the city centre house because there wasn't much colour for me.

I lived in a house in Cork which very similar to the Cork one (pre-renovation) and what she did was superb. Her house and the one that won were my favourite two

Hi, I was thinking the same re the Cork house being similar to last years winner. It was by far my favourite (the Cork one). I think the decision process was totally staged - the ‘over my dead body’ comment by Amanda was totally fake

They are definitely working from scripts and they wouldn't win any Oscars for their performances either. It feels false and staged, what's wrong with spontaneity in their reactions?

I agree that the Cork house should have one.