home improvements

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AGENDA, LIVING

The double-edged sword of home improvement television

For a 20-something year old renter living through both a housing and cost-of-living crisis, watching home improvement shows…

By Sarah Gill

LIVING

An architect’s guide to making your home more energy efficient

Making our homes more energy efficient is a priority for many, but it’s important to think about the…

By IMAGE Interiors & Living

LIVING

This Clontarf home has been transformed with a spacious extension full of delicately dappled light

The design by Architectural Farm turned a 1950s home with many small rooms into a series of calm,…

By Megan Burns

LIVING

Want to reduce your energy bills? A guide to retrofitting options from quantity surveyor Patricia Power

Half of us don’t know our home’s BER rating, but it’s the first step to improving your home’s…

By Megan Burns

LIVING

Room to Improve quantity surveyor Claire Irwin shares her expert advice on making your home more energy efficient

From where to start, to the ins and outs of things like insulation and renewable heating systems, Claire…

By Megan Burns

AGENDA, LIVING

IMAGEwrites: Is anyone else daydreaming about property during the lockdown?

First there was the housing crisis and now coronavirus has unforetold implications on the global economy. So why…

By Lucy White

paint delivery Ireland

EDITORIAL

Want to transform a room? You can now get a free online colour consultancy and paint delivery

General Paints, home to Irish paints Colourtrend and Curator, are now offering complimentary colour consultancies with fully qualified…

By Megan Burns

She-IY Laura de Barra DIY

EDITORIAL

How Cork-born Laura de Barra is breaking gender stereotypes, one toolbox at a time

Meet the woman who's doing it for herself. Cork-native Laura de Barra (author of the bestselling book Gaff…

By Grace McGettigan

home improvements

EDITORIAL

Four experts offer their advice on some simple home improvements

Got a burning question on home improvements you need answered? Our panel of home experts has you covered,…

By Kate Phelan