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Geri O’Toole and Cathal Glynn pooled their skills to turn a derelict cottage into a bright family home. Design is in Geri O’Toole’s DNA. Her father set up a furniture retailer in Limerick named Browsers, which Geri runs today, and her late mother was an interior designer for the business. Geri’s childhood was steeped in swatches, mood boards, antiques and fortuitous saleroom finds. ‘I used to work in the shop during the holidays. I just loved being there,’ says Geri, who now also runs her own interior design business, Geri Designs, from the shop. She found her match in her...

Magnus Pettersen and Ella Jones gave a tired Victorian property a contemporary twist with a clever use of vibrant colours and natural materials. When Magnus Pettersen and Ella Jones upsized from a small modern townhouse to a larger London property, they were looking for a project. The couple, who met 10 years ago, had completed three renovations before buying this three-bedroom Victorian terrace. ‘Its converted loft, extended kitchen and big garden were huge draws for us,’ explains Ella. They also loved the location on a tree-lined road. ‘It’s very peaceful and close to lots of green space,’ she adds. Used...

Emma Hatfield Watkins’ use of a subtle palette and thoughtful touches brought the character back to her elegant, much-loved 18th-century property. When Emma Hatfield Watkins’ husband, Iain, was a teenager and mowing his neighbour’s lawn to earn pocket money, he never imagined that, one day, he would buy the house he’d often admired from across the garden. Over the years, the property, which is surrounded by barns, has witnessed a number of reincarnations. ‘During the Seventies, an occupant sold the house and moved into one of the barns which they’d converted,’ explains Emma. ‘The surrounding garden was then divided up...

David Stine is AN accomplished man. He was raised on a fourth generation, self-sufficient dairy. They grew their own crops, butchered their own meat and engineered their own furnishings. Stine then worked his approach through grad school at Chief Executive University. However, when active law for a bit, he determined it was time to head back to the farm. As Stine puts it, “There wasn't very AN epiphany moment on behalf of me. when graduating and a year of active, I simply complete that it wasn't on behalf of me, therefore I took off on my very own and formally...

We are excessively familiar with seeing structures that are 'enlivened' by different societies as opposed to very them yet this is evolving. Ikea has collaborated with 10 African fashioners and specialists for its Overallt gathering of furni-ture, materials and adornments, propelling this month. The Swedish brand has worked legitimately with creatives from nations including Ivory Coast, South Africa and Senegal, who have contributed pieces that mirror their individual societies. Senegal's Bibi Seck is behind a plastic and steel hassock, while Nairobi-based Bethan Rayner and Naeem Biviji structured a bended eucalyptus seat (beneath). Additional proof of the innovative blast right now...