Home of the Year RTE 1 - 8.30pm Tuesdays

BabysCoffee

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

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

Fabulous views though!

HeidiHeidi

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

HeidiHeidi

Oh, nice product placement there, Lorraine :rolleyes:

taylor3

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

BabysCoffee

I like Eoghan!

HeidiHeidi

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

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

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

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

HeidiHeidi

Ooof, really NOT a fan of this one.

Sorry, Mike

HeidiHeidi

That house has a very odd exterior!

BabysCoffee

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

Mena Mitty

Love this house.

Home I should have said. Real family home.

HeidiHeidi

BabysCoffee wrote: »

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

The dusting!!!

Fight fight fight

HeidiHeidi

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

That's like a flat :eek:

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

BabysCoffee

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

HeidiHeidi

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

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

BabysCoffee

I don't think there are any winners here.

Probably David Norris' house

HeidiHeidi

David Norris a clear winner for me.

As long as I could declutter a bit!

taylor3

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

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

HeidiHeidi

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

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

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

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

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

juneg

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

4Ad

jos28 wrote: »

Anyone watching tonight - can you tell me where the first house was. The one with the copper ceilings

Dublin..not sure exactly..
I thought it was lovely.

messy tessy

The dome in Rathmines could be seen from his roof top, interesting house.

Loved the cottage, inside and out, felt really homely. The pink and blue probably shouldn't have worked on the windows but were fab. Such a snug living space. The outside was just as nice, would have liked to see what they did with the outside buildings.

Wasn't too keen on the second house. Didn't feel like a home you could relax in, and agree with Patrick on the distance - imagine carrying any food from the kitchen to the dining room! Madness!

honeybear

Just watched this weeks episode-delighted cottage got through.

recipio

honeybear wrote: »

Just watched this weeks episode-delighted cottage got through.

A 'bit' busy for me but as we say, it is home of the year.

clio_16v

Is there anywhere to watch these online? Watch to watch a particular episode from this season but rte player doesnt have it

jos28

Anyone gonna watch the 'Celebrity' episode tonight. 'Celebrity' is usually a bit of a joke in RTE land but sure it's probably worth a look.

The Princess Bride

Yeah, I'm gonna take a look.

The Princess Bride

I wouldn't be a fan of the yellows or oranges in Ballagh's home.

dee_mc

Watching now. Can't hack Hugh.
Ballagh's house looks cool.

The Princess Bride

These programmes show me that I'm not brave with mad colours in my own home.
And that makes me happy.

dee_mc

I hate every curtain in Ramona's house! Agreed with most of their comments about the waste of a view.
John Boyne's house was my favourite.

The Princess Bride

I loved John's bookcases, it looked like the most homely of all the houses featured.
Glad he won.

BabysCoffee

Robert Ballagh's house was my favourite

honeybear

Delighted John won-heard him interviewed on Marian Finnucane (with Brendan O'Connor presenting) and it was a gut wrenching interview. The colours in his house were beautiful. Ramona's house screamed money-those curtains must have cost a fortune.

Atoms for Peace

Very impressed by Jeans Crapper toilet.

Quazzie

Very ironic than a single man living in 3 houses is supporting a homeless charity :rolleyes:

Some Yoke

Hugh Wallace should hand his architect cap back in.. Ramonas house is textbook celtic tiger mcmansion. Its probably an eyesore on the very view they were talking about...

honeybear

Some Yoke wrote: »

Hugh Wallace should hand his architect cap back in.. Ramonas house is textbook celtic tiger mcmansion. Its probably an eyesore on the very view they were talking about...

Thought his comments to the other judge (Peter?) were undeserved. I watch Home of the Year and Hugh has often voted very differently to the other judges.

jos28

My favourite was Jean Byrne's followed by John Boyne's. Least favourite was Ramona's Celtic Tiger display of wealth, not my style at all.
I liked what Robert Ballagh had achieved but I don't think I could live with the picture of him with all his credentials hanging out.
Thought the new judge was very easy on the eye. I didn't realise that Deirdre had Dutch connections until she mentioned it tonight.
All in all I enjoyed the show

Old diesel

How old is Ramonas house????.

It looked much older to me than Celtic tiger McMansion.

(And yes I realise it's possible to deliberately design that way)