Expert Advice & Inspiration for Your Home Ireland S Largest Home Show RDS Simmonscourt DUBLIN 20-22 APRIL Fri 12pm-7pm Sat/SUN 10am-6pm www.idealhome.ie Family Home Extension Showhouse DESIGNED BY Kathtrina Furlong Family Home Extension BUILT BY Construct Plus Building & Renovating Contractors The Cabinet Shop Kitchens - Bedrooms - Custom Furniture GARDEN DESIGN BY NURSERIES
The Showhouse by Kathtrina Furlong My idea behind this year s Showhouse was to make it relevant to today s market, to be informative, to be up to the minute on today s designs, yet be practical and useable in today s every day family home. We have all come through a difficult recession and appreciate the value of money even more but have also come to like the finer things in life. This Showhouse aims to show you how this is achieveable. To do this I have drawn from my 29 years experience dealing with nearly every aspect of design within the home, and being a Mom I understand the demands a growing family can put on the home. So, I asked myself what are the common issues that most of my clients are coming to me with, and what is their wish list. When I meet my clients for the first time I ask if you won the lotto, what would you like from your home? These words immediately let the client relax and like a kid in a sweetshop forget about the budget and tell me about their I want or their I would love to have items. This year s Showhouse will have many wants as possible in it, keeping all the items within the mindset of an everyday client. Designing to adapt to the demands of the ever changing household will be mixed together with a wow factor. In order to make the Showhouse a real-life situation, I took to the internet and selected the footprint of a standard three bed semi-detached house with a garage in Dublin, which is currently on the market and I have turned it into a home with all the wishes but with a layout and design that is relevant today, will adapt to future requirements and will last the test of time. Organic is the buzz word for 2018, transgressing from the deep forest colours to delicate pastels. Through the showhouse hints of blue, orange and golds are being use on velvets, linens and wallpapers. I have kept the big ticket items in the neutral tones and introduced jungle patterns and vibrant as accents. The jungle theme will come to life in accent chairs, cushions and accessories, and when the next fashion trend comes along it is only these accessories that will need to be changed to keep the home fresh and up to the minute! Kathtrina Furlong,
Family Home Extension Construct Plus Ireland The Cabinet Shop We are a collection of tradesmen - not just a group of workers. We work very hard but in an efficient and calm way that only time served craftsmen can. We have a clear pricing policy. Alterations are discussed in depth for solutions. We have a design department. We are readily contactable. We don t advertise commercially, your recommendation is our advertisement - always has been, always will be! So when it comes to: Home renovations, home extensions, full bathroom redesign and fitting, office fit-outs, turn key services Let our experience take away a lot of the stresses and doubts. www.constructplus.ie Welcome to The Cabinet Shop, a place where dreams and ideas can become reality. Our skills have been honed over the past 25 years to provide you with beautiful and long lasting fitted kitchens, bedrooms and bespoke furniture. Our Speciality - When your new furniture is part of a bigger renovation or project, we are untouched by competition. Our Promise to you, from start to finish: Clean, efficient and well managed construction incorporated into your new, extension, kitchen or bedroom takes away so much stress for you. www.thecabinetshop.ie Top Tips From The Showhouse Garden Designer Tropical Gardens Without The Tropics It is possible to create a tropical looking garden right here in Ireland, now if you live in Connemara or even the Curragh plains then maybe it might be a step too far but for city and town gardens you can create your own little tropical oasis and here is how to go about it. It s all about set-up and good selection, choosing tropical-look plants with bold colours and lush evergreen foliage. When you get around to planting, do it densely. Aim for a backbone of large and glossy-leafed foliage plants and a variety of bold greens. Introduce vibrant flowering plants among the green. Creating Privacy, Naturally with Specimen Trees Creating Privacy with the use of a well placed tree or a row of specimen espaliered frames is what we do best. We have so many options to block unsightly views or resolving privacy issues. Mature trees, espalier trees and evergreen trees are all ideal for screening naturally.
Showhouse Suppliers NURSERIES Gardens Add Up to 20% Value Studies have found that Gardens add up to 20% to your property value but think about how to get that investment to work for you. So we all know it s not the house that sells it is the lifestyle, the idea of outdoor living and an additional space to be used for family, friends and especially entertaining. Lighting Lighting is one of the things that is not fully appreciated in a garden, a little lighting can go a long way to creating the perfect space when the sun goes down. Use lighting selectively and remember to focus on your key features. Lighting for safety is important, lighting steps that may not be as easy to see or at the end of a patio when you are entertaining friends and family in the garden the last thing you want is an accident. www.caraghnurseries.ie Showhouse Interior Designer SH3 230 1260 info@yourspersonally.ie www.yourspersonally.ie Here at we are always happy to collaborate with our clients to create unique bespoke pieces of furniture or design a scheme for your home or workplace to include curtains, wallpapers and accessories. We recognize that everyone is different and will try to interpert your needs & exceed your expections in both design and service. Visit us in our Showrooms and Workshop in Dunlaoghaire. Construct Plus Building & Renovating Contractors Construct Plus Ireland Extension Builder & Designer SH4 286 9225 hello@constructplus.ie www.constructplus.ie Builder of the Family Home Extension at the permanent tsb Ideal Home Show 2018 and design build and fit of kitchen and fitted furniture. Established in 1995 we have a vast knowledge of where construction in Ireland has come from and we have an eye on where it is going. Our professional services and highly skilled tradesmen can take your project from design to completion. Garden Design & Landscape 045 879170 info@caraghnurseries.ie www.caraghnurseries.ie At, we ve always a fantastic stock of trees, plants, hedging and shrubs that we produce over our 55 acres in Co Kildare. We have a huge range of wonderfully large trees, specimens, plants & shrubs that you won t find in your local garden centre. So if you need a new design for your garden or to screen for privacy we can deliver and plant too. The Cabinet Shop Kitchens - Bedrooms - Custom Furniture The Cabinet Shop Kitchen and all cabinetry/joinery SH4 286 9225 hello@thecabinetshop.ie www.thecabinetshop.ie A sister company to Constructplus, we not only design, build and install beautiful cabinetry but we have the in-house advantage to ensure that what s behind the beauty is correct and substantial. Aviva SmartHome Smart Technology - Doorbell Camera 1890 332211 direct@aviva.ie www.aviva.ie Smart Technology to Protect Your Home.
Showhouse Suppliers Colourtrend Paint M14 628 8224 info@colourtrend.ie www.colourtrend.ie Colourtrend - Crafted in Ireland since 1953. Davies Ltd Bathroom Sanitaryware and Tiles 236 8444 info@davies.ie www.davies.ie Davies Sallynoggin Showroom Now Open, Plumbing, Bathrooms, Tiles DID Electrical Kitchen & Utility Appliances & TVs N10 625 0250 help@did.ie www.did.ie Irish family business celebrating 50 years of your family trusting ours. With the biggest brands in large appliances, small appliances, TV experience, Tablets & Tech, all at unbeatable prices. Windows & Doors N50 094 929 1000 info@gradyjoinery.com www.gradyjoinery.com Manufacture Supply and Install windows and doors nationwide. Timber, composite, pvc & doors, PVC / timber windows. Aluminium Lift and Slide Patio Door. Heatco Woodfuel ltd Electric Fires P70 493 9381 heatcowoodfuels@gmail.com www.heatco.ie Heatco Stoves and Fireplaces are a large stockist of Highly efficient Gas, Electric and Solid fuel stoves and fireplaces. Grain and Groove Wall Panelling in Sittingroom & Halls K25 046 902 9590 info@grainandgroove.ie www.grainandgroove.ie Quality Timber Flooring - Engineered, Semi-Solid, Solid & Parquet. Fitting Service Available. Grain & Groove s exhibit includes top brands Boen, Design Parquet France & Caislean Oak. Suitable for use with underfloor heating. Wallpanelling - Feature Walls, Hallways, Stairs etc. This is a made to measure service, you can choose from our own in-house ranges or work with us to design your own. Matt Britton Carpets Laminate Flooring and Carpets L30 276 0021 craig@mattbritton.ie www.mattbritton.ie Matt Britton Carpets provides customers with the highest quality carpet and timber flooring installed by the best fitters in the country. With colours and styles unique to Matt Britton, we ll help you choose flooring you ll love living with. Professionally crafted, competitively priced and perfectly installed - that s our guarantee. Neolith Neolith Kitchen Worktop 457 8999 ian@stonemerchant.ie www.stonemerchants.ie NEOLITH belongs to a new and revolutionary product category created with the aim of providing an innovative response to most demanding architectural and design demands. Neolith is 100% food safe, Waterproof, Scratch Resistant, 100% Natural, Resistant to UV Rays, 100% Recyclable, Resistant to High Temperatures & Easy to Clean. Living Earthy Photography Art 086 3966195 aidan@livingearthphotography.ie www.livingearthphotography.ie Irish lanscape photography custom designed for your home. Rich Glass Roof Glazing in Extension 285 6123 info@richglass.ie www.richglass.ie Bespoke double and triple glazed Flush Glazed Roof-Lights of exceptional build quality and meeting and surpassing all current standards and specifications. Rugart Rugs SH2 269 0505 info@rugart.ie www.rugart.ie Ready Made off the peg rugs, available from stock, Custom Tufted rugs & Designer Hand Knotted wool & wool/silk rugs representing Jan Kath, Vartian, Knots of London & Rug Star. Tile With Style 085 7225160 tile.withstyle@yahoo.ie Creative tiling, wetroom specialist, bathroom renovation, marble, porcalain, ceramic, 20 years experience, attention to detail gauranteed. Tiles 087 9092609 tilesataclick@eircom.net www.tilesataclick.ie Importers and suppliers of a large range of porcelain and ceramic tiles, outdoor tiles, natural stone and mosaic, solid wood flooring and laminates.
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Room by Room Guide NEW EXTENSION / Kitchen / LIVING Extension Built by Construct Plus Ireland Dressed with Clarke & Clarke Fabrics Roof Glazing rich Glass Flooring Tiles with Style Windows & Doors Colourtrend Ivory Tusk Interior Matt Ceiling Paint Colourtrend Brilliant White Kitchen Cabinet & TV Wall Unit Paint Colourtrend Dove White Eggshell Bespoke Kitchen Units, Sweep-O-Vac The Cabinet Maker Feature light over Island, Accessories High Stools, Extendable Dining Table Dining Chairs, Bespoke Bench Bespoke Corner Unit & Bench, Footstools Accessories, Mirror, Pictures / Art, Lamps Bespoke Sink The Stone Merchant Neolith Worktops, Quartz breakfast bar The Stone Merchant Quartz Hearth The Stone Merchant Wine Cooler, Integrated Fridge, Range Stove, Toaster, Kettle DID Electrical Electric Fire heatco Stoves TV Wall Unit Joinery The Cabinet Maker Rug rug Art Frame TV samsung / DID Electric PATIO / Garden Garden Design & Plants Pizza Oven, Concrete Table & Bench, Table Accessories Windows & Door Roof Glazing rich Glass Patio Tile with Style Colourtrend Portland Dock More info on www.idealhome.ie