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Design moment: Eames lounge chair, c 1956

Design moment: Eames lounge chair, c 1956

The leather has been replaced with fabric in the updated version of this classic

Sat Nov 26 2016 - 01:00
‘l’ll have one of those discs of fried pig’s blood please, no, make it two’

‘l’ll have one of those discs of fried pig’s blood please, no, make it two’

Food Month Food Court: Black pudding is Gerard Maguire’s desert island food, but for Bernice Harrison, it’s just not on the menu

Wed Nov 23 2016 - 12:30
Classic charm in Dublin 8 reveals sleek interior for €695,000

Classic charm in Dublin 8 reveals sleek interior for €695,000

Cosy two-bed Victorian cottage transformed by contemporary makeover

Wed Nov 23 2016 - 00:00
Design Moments: Piero Fornasetti,  c. 1913-1988

Design Moments: Piero Fornasetti, c. 1913-1988

Italian designer applied his boldly graphic patterns to a wide range of objects

Sat Nov 12 2016 - 01:00
Design moment: Isokon Penguin Donkey, 1939

Design moment: Isokon Penguin Donkey, 1939

Interesting ways to store and display books are hard to find

Sat Nov 05 2016 - 01:00
Diningroom surprise on mid 19th-century Blackrock terrace

Diningroom surprise on mid 19th-century Blackrock terrace

Extravagant ‘distressed contessa’ mural adds drama to fine reception rooms

Thu Nov 03 2016 - 00:00
One of Ranelagh's oldest Georgian houses for €1.2m

One of Ranelagh's oldest Georgian houses for €1.2m

A late 18th century house with mews potential on Old Mount Pleasant was home to prominent architect Thomas Ivory and will attract lots of interest for its classic Georgian design

Wed Oct 26 2016 - 14:15
Sandymount Victorian with modern extension  for €3.15m

Sandymount Victorian with modern extension for €3.15m

Spacious home on Park Avenue in Dublin 4 has attic conversion and walled garden

Thu Oct 20 2016 - 00:00

Today Will be Different by Maria Semple

Browser review

Sat Oct 15 2016 - 00:00
Eames Lounge Chair Wood (LCW), 1946

Eames Lounge Chair Wood (LCW), 1946

Designed by Charles and Ray Eames, the chair continued their work with moulded ply

Sat Oct 15 2016 - 00:00
Villa style and very stylish in Ranelagh

Villa style and very stylish in Ranelagh

Asking €1.175m, this extended semi-detached redbrick family house is in walk-in condition

Thu Oct 13 2016 - 16:08
Large suburban redbrick on Highfield Road

Large suburban redbrick on Highfield Road

Edwardian Rathgar home has five bedrooms and a very desirable southside location

Thu Oct 13 2016 - 09:18
Handsome Leeson Street house with mews potential

Handsome Leeson Street house with mews potential

Ex-DNG office in Donnybrook offers potential for either residential or administrative use

Thu Oct 13 2016 - 00:00
Design moment: Model C chair, c.1962

Design moment: Model C chair, c.1962

Arthur Edwards’s chair kicked off a new era of Irish design

Sat Oct 08 2016 - 06:00
On Raglan Road on an autumn day for €4.1m

On Raglan Road on an autumn day for €4.1m

Interior designer Bronach Rowell brings considerable style to the renovation of her own Ballsbridge townhouse

Thu Oct 06 2016 - 06:00
Renovated and ready to go on Iona Drive in Glasnevin

Renovated and ready to go on Iona Drive in Glasnevin

This Strain-built house, extended by the current owners, has good proportions

Wed Oct 05 2016 - 14:06
Ready for renovation on Iona Crescent in first sale since 1961

Ready for renovation on Iona Crescent in first sale since 1961

Semi-detached redbrick of 153sq m with beautiful bay windows and large garden

Wed Oct 05 2016 - 14:06
Design moments: Dualit classic toaster

Design moments: Dualit classic toaster

In the 1980s when ‘industrial chic’ because a popular domestic look, the Dualit toaster looked perfect

Fri Sept 30 2016 - 00:00
Is this the weirdest house ever?

Is this the weirdest house ever?

Built on Highfield Road in the 1980s, this unique extension was originally created for a ballroom and swimming pool and has latterly been used as a family home

Wed Sept 28 2016 - 06:30
Charles Rennie Mackintosh: how 'the' chair came about

Charles Rennie Mackintosh: how 'the' chair came about

Architect’s distinctive chairs are probably his most instantly recognisable design

Sat Sept 24 2016 - 06:00
Extended and restored on leafy square in Rathgar for €1.35m

Extended and restored on leafy square in Rathgar for €1.35m

This redbrick Victorian was in flats before being restored in the 1990s. It now has four bedrooms, some period features and a landscaped rear garden

Thu Sept 22 2016 - 04:30
Romantic hunting lodge . . . in Rathgar

Romantic hunting lodge . . . in Rathgar

Built in the 1840s, this former hunting lodge on Rathgar Road is on several acres – so many that the church at the top of the road was built on its grounds

Thu Sept 22 2016 - 04:00
Sea views: Bay windows and bright spaces in Clontarf

Sea views: Bay windows and bright spaces in Clontarf

Two-storey period house with three bedrooms for €795,000

Thu Sept 22 2016 - 04:00
Interiors will thrill in this D4 townhouse

Interiors will thrill in this D4 townhouse

Even the pickiest buyers will find little to change in this renovated terraced Victorian redbrick

Thu Sept 22 2016 - 01:00
Design moment: Centre roses c. 1714

Design moment: Centre roses c. 1714

The truly magnificent versions in big houses in Ireland were made by highly skilled stuccodors

Sat Sept 17 2016 - 00:00
Elegant apartments could easily convert to family home

Elegant apartments could easily convert to family home

Designer Paul Austen and his artist sister Maura bought a three-storey Edwardian terraced house in Drumcondra in 2000 and tastefully divided it into two apartments

Thu Sept 15 2016 - 04:00
High-end Leeson St townhouse for €2m

High-end Leeson St townhouse for €2m

Four-bed property with a striking modern extension offers prospective buyers an easily managed property in a central location

Thu Sept 15 2016 - 01:00
Design moment: G Plan, c.1953

Design moment: G Plan, c.1953

Donald Gomme’s light, modern furniture was perfect for a forward-looking era

Sat Sept 10 2016 - 06:00
Tudor style in Foxrock for €1.695m

Tudor style in Foxrock for €1.695m

Five-bed detached house on The Birches cul-de-sac

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 04:58
Contemporary style at the end of the terrace for €895,000

Contemporary style at the end of the terrace for €895,000

Four-bed A-rated family home in Blackrock

Thu Sept 08 2016 - 03:34
Ranelagh flip: from €565k B&B to €1.6m luxury in three years

Ranelagh flip: from €565k B&B to €1.6m luxury in three years

A former eight-bed B&B has been attractively converted into a four-bed family home by interior designer Jennifer Deysel – and the price reflects the upgrade

Wed Sept 07 2016 - 14:30
Interior designer’s Dublin 6 home for €2.2m

Interior designer’s Dublin 6 home for €2.2m

Helen Turkington added a stylish extension in Rathgar – twice. Both luxurious and homely, the house is awash with her signature style

Thu Sept 01 2016 - 05:30
Fine Crampton corner house for €1.35m

Fine Crampton corner house for €1.35m

Double-fronted, four-bed house in leafy Clonskeagh

Thu Sept 01 2016 - 05:22
Ready to add your finishing touches

Ready to add your finishing touches

Look beyond the pine and the dated paint colours, and this spacious Strain-built house has a lot to offer. Already extended, it just needs freshening up

Thu Sept 01 2016 - 05:00
WhatsApp changes the  rules and hopes for opt-out inertia

WhatsApp changes the rules and hopes for opt-out inertia

User data will be shared with Facebook but most of us won’t do anything about it

Tue Aug 30 2016 - 05:35
Design Moment: Clarice Cliff ceramics, c.1928

Design Moment: Clarice Cliff ceramics, c.1928

Artist’s vibrant art deco designs regularly feature on ‘Antiques Roadshow’

Sat Aug 27 2016 - 06:00
A Dalkey coach house in turn-key condition

A Dalkey coach house in turn-key condition

Detached, family-friendly house for €1.45m

Thu Aug 25 2016 - 01:00
Victorian house in Dalkey in need of work

Victorian house in Dalkey in need of work

Substantial, three-storey Rockingham Cottage has 200 sq m and a long garden

Thu Aug 25 2016 - 01:00
Sea views to rock your world in Dalkey

Sea views to rock your world in Dalkey

A trophy house hidden behind a modest road frontage carries a €6.5m price tag

Wed Aug 24 2016 - 06:06
In for observation:  A day in the life of the health service

In for observation: A day in the life of the health service

The challenge for RTÉ’s new documentary series is to show it has not been put through a pretty filter

Tue Aug 23 2016 - 07:04
Design moment: Pyrex c. 1915

Design moment: Pyrex c. 1915

The tough, durable kitchen utensil has an industrial background

Sat Aug 20 2016 - 00:00
Design moment: Diamond Chair, c 1952

Design moment: Diamond Chair, c 1952

Harry Bertoia’s chair uses wire mesh to create a latticework of diamond shapes

Sat Aug 13 2016 - 00:00
Design moment: Metro tiles, 1904

Design moment: Metro tiles, 1904

Metro tiles have become the go-to splashback wall-covering for the perplexing number of coffee shops that keep popping up in all our urban centres

Sat Aug 06 2016 - 05:45
Design moment: Tiffany Lamps, c.1893

Design moment: Tiffany Lamps, c.1893

These stained glass lamps – designed by Clara Driscoll – are genuine American classics

Sat Jul 30 2016 - 06:00
Design moment: Farrow & Ball, c.1946

Design moment: Farrow & Ball, c.1946

Sat Jul 23 2016 - 01:00
Design moment: Red and Blue Chair c.1918

Design moment: Red and Blue Chair c.1918

In its simplicity and austere functionality, Dutch designer Gerrit Reitveld’s chair has become a metaphor for the modernist movement

Sat Jul 16 2016 - 00:00
Television: Faces of a modern-day Exodus

Television: Faces of a modern-day Exodus

Hassan, a teacher from Syria, pays €2,000 for a dinghy crossing from Turkey to Greece

Thu Jul 14 2016 - 18:55
Renovated Victorian in heart of D4

Renovated Victorian in heart of D4

A refurbished Victorian home has been rented out but is ready for new owners

Thu Jul 14 2016 - 04:00
Design moments: the Le Corbusier chaise longue or LC4. circa 1928

Design moments: the Le Corbusier chaise longue or LC4. circa 1928

There were in fact three designers behind it: Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand

Sun Jul 10 2016 - 00:00
What do villages do when a bypass takes away their trade?

What do villages do when a bypass takes away their trade?

RTE documentary ‘Bypassed’ uncovers the tough stories and positive action of locals living near the M7

Fri Jul 08 2016 - 17:02
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