Take a tour around this stunning 19th-century Dublin villa
This villa, dating from the 1870s, was originally divided into two apartments and has undergone a major renovation to create a chic family home.
This villa, dating from the 1870s, was originally divided into two apartments and has undergone a major renovation to create a chic family home.
1/10 Exterior
2/10 Entrance hallway
Floor-length curtains frame the door in the hallway and, along with French-style furniture and ornate wallpaper, add to the elegant feel.
Wallpaper
Zoffany
Chest
Julian Chichester
3/10 Hallway staircase
Drama has been added in the hallway with dark wallpaper and contrasting pale woodwork and furniture.
Similar console table
Crown French Furniture
Similar chair
Chic Shack
4/10 TV room
In the TV room, plain fabrics in toning shades are broken up with a striking floral fabric in a neutral palette on the cushions and armchair.
Chair
Helen Turkington
Similar coffee table
Maisons du Monde
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5/10 Living room
A formal scheme is created in the living room with Chesterfield sofas in luxurious fabrics and an elegant window treatment.
Similar sofa
Maisons du Monde
Coffee table
Helen Turkington
6/10 Kitchen
Skylights allow light to flood into the kitchen, which has classic style units and contemporary accessories and furniture.
Bar stools
Helen Turkington
Range cooker
Aga
7/10 Dining room
French-style chairs, a distressed table and plantation shutters create a relaxed yet stylish feel in the dining room, while an oversized sofa creates a comfy seating area.
Similar dining table
Sweetpea & Willow
Shutters
The New England Shutter Company
8/10 Main bedroom
Pretty wallpaper and an oversized headboard emphasise the high ceiling in this bedroom, while a seating area, with checked chair and footstool and dark wood occasional table, creates the perfect spot for a morning coffee.
Table
I & JL Brown
Chair
The Dormy House
9/10 Guest bedroom
An opulent feel is created in the guest bedroom with an oversized headboard, flowing curtains, silk-effect quilt and stacks of beautiful cushions.
Wallpaper
Farrow & Ball
Cushions and quilt
English Home
10/10 Bathroom
A simple East Coast-style scheme is created in the bathroom with a roll-top bath, plantation shutters and painted floorboards.
Bath
The Imperial Bathroom Company
Similar washstand
Fired Earth
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Heather Young has been Ideal Home’s Editor since late 2020, and Editor-In-Chief since 2023. She is an interiors journalist and editor who’s been working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines for over 20 years, both in-house and as a freelancer.
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