Home of the Year Season 12 Episode 3

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00:00What makes a house a home?

00:03Homes full of style and character are competing for the title of Home of the Year.

00:09Making the tough decisions are design legend Hugh Wallace.

00:14This kitchen is the three F's. Functional, fun and fantastic.

00:19Award-winning architect Amanda Bone.

00:21When I walk in here, what I see is overly traditional.

00:26It's too much, there's just too much.

00:28And award-winning design consultant Siobhan Lahm.

00:32I'm lost for words, Amanda. I have no idea what you're talking about.

00:36And this year, it's not just their scores that they'll have to decide.

00:40After the episode's winner has been revealed,

00:42we will get the chance to use our golden key for one of the runners-up.

00:46Oh, so exciting!

00:51The search continues for Ireland's Home of the Year.

01:00After living and building in Australia, Christine and Mark developed this contemporary home in Wicklow.

01:07The original thought process was inspired by Australian architecture.

01:11We really like the style of some of the more modern houses over there.

01:14The overhang is great because the temperature doesn't fluctuate in the house.

01:18It stays consistent whether it's really hot outside or it's lashing rain and wintry.

01:23You can use the outside space even when it's raining in Ireland, and that's a lot.

01:27I think the permanent elements of the house have a relatively consistent colour palette in terms of black, white, gold.

01:34And then it's layered down on top of that with pink cabinets or purple cabinets or whatever.

01:41I think a bathroom, you can totally put some personality in there.

01:44It's a small space, and, you know, people love it.

01:46They come out of there going, oh my God, your bathroom is amazing.

01:49And, you know, I love hearing that.

01:50And it makes me feel good every time I go in there.

01:53So really, it's just for me.

01:56This is my favourite spot in the house, sitting here at this kitchen stool.

02:00It's where we come together as a family every mealtime, and the kids come and share their stories during the

02:05day.

02:06And I can come, have my coffee, look down in the morning at the sea and see whether it's a

02:10swim day or not.

02:11Our home is a busy home, you know, and that's what we built the home for.

02:17To have people around us, to have family around us, and to share it with them.

02:21So, yeah, I'm really proud of it, because we do, and it has worked out that way.

02:25So, yeah, I'm happy.

02:27The judges must now assess the home armed with only the basic facts about the property and its owners.

02:34Well, this new-built home is definitely making a statement on the exterior.

02:38One of my favourite moves is an overhang.

02:40And on a day like today, you can really appreciate it.

02:43Just perfect.

02:46Wow, look at that staircase.

02:51Well, the overhang was a good start, and we walked into a great entrance hall.

02:56It's spacious, it's bright, and the materials and the colour tones, they work with what we saw on the outside.

03:03Entering this hall, that staircase is just fantastic.

03:08The detail, the way that you can't see how the glass is held on.

03:14Let's have a look in here.

03:16Oh, so it's a gorgeous little playroom.

03:21Now, the magnificent downstairs bathroom.

03:26It's just wonderful.

03:27To me, this is what a downstairs guest bathroom is all about.

03:30Fun, conversation piece.

03:33I don't understand it, and personally, I don't want to look at it.

03:37I actually just want to stand here and appreciate all the great design moves in this entrance hallway.

03:51Look at the height of those windows.

03:54Oh, what a fantastic scale and size of the island years, and we have the homeowner's favourite spot.

04:03You know, sitting here is just wonderful.

04:06I've got this view out through that elongated window, which is the same height as the counter.

04:13So, it's like looking out into the canopy of the trees.

04:16Okay, I want to see what you're seeing.

04:18Okay, that's brilliant.

04:20I mean, look at the layout of the kitchen.

04:21Everything's in the right place.

04:24It's so spacious that that beautiful floor has continued throughout.

04:27I think the colour tones are great.

04:29Siobhan, you have to come over here.

04:31I got to see what you have to do.

04:31You have to look at this.

04:32Oh, that is stunning.

04:34Isn't that great?

04:35That is stunning.

04:35I mean, of course, this is a favourite spot.

04:37You've got that view.

04:38And I think another reason this might be the favourite spot is this is a family home.

04:43This is the heart of the home, the kitchen.

04:45But also, you have the dining room here, the back garden here.

04:48So, I'm sure the kids are running around.

04:50It's also a spot where you could just pause and rest.

04:58Now.

04:59Now, look at this.

05:03So, from where I'm standing, the kitchen and dining, it looks slick.

05:07It's monochromatic.

05:08We've got our beautiful marble.

05:09We've got our black, handleless cabinets.

05:11And then I turn.

05:13It just feels completely at odds with this kitchen dining.

05:19Oh, I don't agree.

05:20When you look at the little bathroom we were in, those fabulous wallpapers.

05:24And if you like, they've been translated in here, in terms of the cushions, the blush pink, the flowers.

05:32My only comment is, when I get here, is I have downlights in the kitchen dining area, and I have

05:40four downlights here and one lamp.

05:42And there's no dimmer switches.

05:45Standing here, I'm really enjoying this home.

05:48Because what I can see is, I can see right through the hall and out to the front of the

05:52garden.

05:52And also, when I'm looking at the kitchen, that very much is the same statement as we witnessed on the

05:58front of the home.

05:58But when I turn here, it's something completely different, it's jarring.

06:02And I think if the homeowners wanted to do that, they should have done it in a room which was

06:06separate to the open plan.

06:07I agree.

06:17Whoa, look at that view.

06:21This is a beautiful, restful room.

06:24It's quite serene.

06:25I think that's down to that moss green colour on the walls.

06:28But also this view, it's incredible.

06:30It's like we're in the trees.

06:32I think in terms of textures, these homeowners have done layering so, so well in this bedroom.

06:38It feels restful, but sumptuous.

06:40It's really nicely balanced.

06:42I'd say.

06:43I have to take my shoes off.

06:45The softness of this carpet.

06:47It is beautiful underfoot.

06:48And it's the contrast between this and the polished concrete floor downstairs.

06:55And it makes sense because this is a bedroom.

06:56This is about tranquility.

06:57It's about escapism.

06:59It's about relaxing.

07:00I think what the homeowner has done here is they have created that atmosphere.

07:04For me, I think this is an exceptional main bedroom.

07:08Sheer luxury.

07:12The home will now be marked out of ten.

07:14One score will be held back until the judges have seen all three homes, when their combined

07:18scores will be revealed.

07:20These homeowners have created a spacious contemporary home.

07:24The kitchen is a great example of the homeowners' modern design sensibility.

07:27Yet within the same space, we also have more traditional heavy pieces of furniture, multiple floral displays, and a switch

07:34to a summer cottage colour palette.

07:40The home owners show confidence in creating a modern home full of style.

07:46This is an inspirational, delightful, and fun-filled family home.

07:51And I'm giving it a nine.

07:54From the outside, this home makes a strong statement.

07:58Inside, it's generous, light-filled, and well laid out.

08:04When taking on this self-built modern home in Clare, Kelly and Fiacro wanted to create something truly unique, while

08:11maximizing the beautiful surrounding landscape.

08:14I see a lot of L-shaped bungalows, and I just wanted something a bit different.

08:19And this allowed us then to maybe kind of have the house separated into two wings, if you like.

08:24So we have the main bedroom in one wing, and then we have the everyday kitchen, living, and dining in

08:30the other wing.

08:31I think the interior of this home is minimalist.

08:35You have the kind of, say, wow outside.

08:37So we didn't really want to do anything major inside.

08:41It would be catching your eye too much, or, you know, it's just neutral, calm, and relaxing.

08:46This is my favourite spot in the home.

08:49I have a view here on the left, out the window, and also straight ahead in the big sliding doors,

08:55and just absolute relaxation to sit down here in the evenings watching telly in front of the fire.

09:00Very proud of the home, yes.

09:02It's our dream home, I think.

09:04We finally got there in the end, so we're making no more changes.

09:11Well, great piece of modern contemporary architecture in the shape of a U.

09:17But I particularly like the timber cladding on both gables.

09:20When we were walking up to this home, it was just wild, beautiful Irish landscape.

09:25So I'm just struck by, you know, the modernity of this home.

09:29And I hope the restraint shown on the exterior follows through to the interior.

09:33Shall we go in?

09:35Yes.

09:40Oh my.

09:42This is enormous.

09:44It's like a gallery.

09:46For me, there's a sense of freedom and a sense of spaciousness, which makes sense with what's outside the door.

09:52That expansive horizontality of the landscape.

09:55In terms of the colour tones, the white walls, the pale coloured timber floor, they align with that restraint that

10:01we saw on the outside.

10:12What I really like is a mirror in the kitchen because it just reflects the light and it also reflects,

10:19funny enough, the views to the outside.

10:20But when I look at the kitchen here, thank goodness you're in it, Siobhan, because this kitchen needs a little

10:30punch of colour.

11:00And I hope that our focus is out there.

11:03Let's go into the living room.

11:07Isn't this great to step down?

11:10I love it.

11:11And look, favourite spot.

11:14Oh.

11:15Sitting here is wonderful.

11:18I mean, look at the extensive views and the layering of the different colours and textures and plants and trees

11:24and mountains.

11:25It looks like it goes on forever.

11:28It makes so much sense that that's the favourite spot you've got.

11:31You've got your cosy fire here.

11:33Stepping down into this room is a great move because it creates a much higher floor to ceiling height and

11:39they've used that to put in that trough light all the way around.

11:43I love trough lights in living rooms.

11:45So, at night time, this must be a little cocoon of calm.

11:58What do we have here?

12:00Oh, it's a boot room.

12:01Oh, it's so spacious.

12:05What I love is the black.

12:07It's so good to have some contrast in this home and there's so much storage.

12:11So, I mean, who wouldn't want a boot room like this?

12:13It's practical, it's functional, and there's lots of lovely natural light.

12:17It's a great location because this is the back door.

12:20So, you can come in here, take your muddy clothes off, and off you go through the rest of the

12:25house.

12:25The joy of the continuous floor finish.

12:28These homeowners have shown you need not be afraid of continuing a timber floor into a wet area.

12:33Then in the kitchen and now into the boot room.

12:35It's actually a really brilliant vinyl tile.

12:38Is it?

12:38Yeah.

12:39And you just would not know that it's not timber.

12:42They are just terrific.

12:50Now, wow.

12:55A huge main bedroom.

12:59So, the little bit of colour has now been introduced, and I have that fantastic bed.

13:05Love the wall sconces on the wall.

13:07And look at the size of the headboards.

13:10Isn't that great?

13:11This is what I was expecting in the living room and dining room.

13:14A little bit more adventure in the colour, but, like, very subtle.

13:20Well, it's certainly a great big main bedroom, and the bed suits the scale of the room, and it's in

13:25the right location.

13:26I've had a problem with the style of the lighting throughout this home because of the overall sense of restraint

13:32we experienced outside and in, whereas I find the style of the lighting takes away from that.

13:38The homeowners have got a lot right, it's layered, it's more comfortable, but then there's certain things that are missing.

13:44The functionality of the room is lacking.

13:47Like, bedside cabinets are incredibly important.

13:50It doesn't seem like they're that important, but they really are, because otherwise there's hopping into bed.

13:59This home has designed features that you look for and that belong in a new-built home, such as contemporary

14:06detailed joinery and a continuous floor finish.

14:09I'm giving this home an eight.

14:12I was very impressed with the simplicity of the exterior.

14:16For me, a few more colours would have elevated this great family home even further.

14:22I'm giving this home a seven.

14:26This new build is spacious, minimal, and has a lovely connection to the surrounding landscape.

14:34Oh, goodness, goodness.

14:37Look at that wallpaper.

14:41In County Down, Tara has lovingly restored this former gate lodge with a blend of contemporary furnishings and unique patterns,

14:49while respecting the heritage of the building.

14:53I love sort of old, historic buildings, and my sort of style, very colourful and bright.

14:59And I love that sort of cottage style when people sort of renovate something and make it fun again and

15:03give it another life.

15:04I think this home, it sort of plays into that inner child feeling.

15:08It's a lot of features.

15:09For example, in my bedroom, I've got like draped princess-style bedding, and that's what I had as a child.

15:14And that's like a lovely memory that sticks out to me, and it's nice to do that as an adult,

15:20make those sort of dreams a reality.

15:22This is my favourite spot.

15:24I think it's just so relaxing, because as the crittal windows are so large, you just look out to the

15:29garden,

15:29and it's just such a, like, soothing, calm sort of atmosphere.

15:33A little bit nervous with the judges coming in, because it's very bold and very out there.

15:37But I'm hoping they'll like it.

15:42This is a picture-perfect postcard.

15:46To me, it looks like gingerbread, and you just want to go up and start eating it.

15:51It's magical.

15:52So charming, and we're only on the outside, so I cannot wait to get inside and see what's going on.

15:57Well, let's go see.

16:03Oh, my goodness.

16:05Yes, it is a storybook.

16:08This is gorgeous.

16:11There's so much going on, but it's completely cohesive.

16:15It's creating this wonderful story.

16:18I am absolutely enamoured.

16:21They've thought about the design of the kitchen in terms of it being sort of a reflection of the past,

16:28particularly the unit on the wall, which is a bit like a dresser.

16:32You can see the plates here.

16:33When I walk in here, what I see is overly traditional, which is very heavy-handed.

16:40The stripes are too much, the detail on the edge, the gallery walls.

16:45It's too much.

16:46There's just too much.

16:48I'm lost for words, Amanda.

16:50I have no idea what you're talking about.

16:52It is full of personality.

16:54The palette is divine without being too heavy.

16:57And how very dare you with these stripes.

17:00These are utterly delicious.

17:01And they, I just, I can't believe that you have an issue with these stripes.

17:05They are stunning.

17:06This kitchen is the three Fs. Functional, fun, and fantastic.

17:12Absolutely, Hugh.

17:18Wow, the main bedroom.

17:21Look at this.

17:21Oh.

17:22And there's a bath.

17:23Look at the bath in the bedroom.

17:25How wild.

17:26Look at that arched door.

17:28With the colours in here, great.

17:30There's a consistency.

17:31But really refined.

17:33Isn't it wonderful to have a freestanding bath in your bedroom?

17:37The materials, the patterns, the colours that they are bringing together are not your usual pairings.

17:44And I don't know, they're elevating.

17:46They're making this room utterly divine.

17:48This is the reason I do Home of the Year for homes like this.

17:51It is so exhilarating.

17:53I am so excited.

17:54I love it.

17:55Love it.

17:56Why is this room so successful, whereas I didn't feel the kitchen was as much?

18:00But I think it's because of the position of the bed, which has been centred on that window.

18:05And you get a beautiful view of the garden.

18:08It's a beautiful room.

18:10Yeah, it's like a lesson in how you can use different fabrics and materials, which shouldn't work, but do.

18:19Isn't this just magic?

18:21It's like walking in to a candy bar.

18:24I just think the connection of colours between the bathroom and the main bedroom is terrific.

18:32I'm just utterly enchanted.

18:34But they're using combinations, again, that are unusual.

18:38They shouldn't work, but they absolutely do.

18:41In a room of this scale, there's just too many things going on.

18:46Every time the homeowner just goes too far.

18:48I mean, look at the tassels on the Roman blind in the window.

18:51I get it.

18:52I see what you're interested in, but just pull it back a little bit.

18:55If you pulled it back, it would be boring and it would be the same as every other en suite.

19:02You don't need colours and patterns and bits to make something interesting.

19:05You actually do.

19:05You don't.

19:06Can you understand something that's not overly patterned, overly dense?

19:09Absolutely, and there's beauty in that as well.

19:12But what I'm saying is, this room is utterly beautiful.

19:16It's these details that add a playfulness, that add personality to this home.

19:21I disagree with you.

19:21For me, it's way too much.

19:23I disagree with you.

19:28Oh, this is absolutely exquisite.

19:34Yeah, the candy theme continues.

19:36I just love it.

19:38Beautiful detailing.

19:39And the most gorgeous combination of patterns that I've seen so far.

19:44It's like stepping into Alice in Wonderland or a sweet shop.

19:48But similar to the shower room off the bedroom.

19:52It's too much for a space of this scale.

19:55I don't agree, Amanda.

19:56Funnily enough, I think this homeowner, it's about a fantasy or a dream world.

20:01This home has all of those elements.

20:09Oh, goodness, goodness.

20:12Look at that wallpaper.

20:14Oh, the favourite spot.

20:18Oh, my God.

20:19Look at those cradle doors in that green.

20:22Oh, my God.

20:23This house is my dream.

20:24Could you imagine this room in winter with the fire on?

20:28And the combination of materials is gorgeous.

20:32I'm in interiors heaven.

20:34You know, for me, this is one of the bravest homes that's really pushed the creativity and design expression out

20:44that I've ever seen in Home of the Year.

20:46You know, this homeowner, they have a great eye for detail.

20:50Like, that's an amazing wallpaper.

20:52That wallpaper should be my next shirt.

20:54This is lovely.

20:56When we came into the living room, I'm lost for words.

21:01You know, as I walked through the home, I understand the homeowner and their interests and their passions and their

21:07creativity, and I respect that.

21:09But sometimes you can go too far.

21:12But all of this, it's like the grand finale.

21:14If this is the finale, I want an encore.

21:22As a judge on Home of the Year, this is exactly what I've been looking for.

21:26It's bold, it's brave, it's sophisticated, it's utterly original.

21:31I am obsessed with this home.

21:33It's a 10 for me.

21:36The homeowner's bold, maximus style is immediately apparent and intensifies as you move through the home.

21:42There's no doubt, though, that this is a highly imaginable personal space, filled with the homeowner's creativity.

21:49But it's all too much for me.

21:51I'm giving this home a 7.

21:56The outside of this home was magical, but walking inside, the magic continued and just got better and better.

22:05Now that the judges have visited all three homes, it's time to see how they measure up against each other.

22:10First, Amanda reveals her score for the home in Wicklow.

22:14Outside, there's no doubting this home is making a strong statement.

22:19Do you remember standing in that kitchen?

22:21Instead of a splash back, there was a window and you could see right out to the seat.

22:24The style and finishes of the living area, to me, felt like a different home.

22:28I gave this home an 8.

22:29Two 8s and a 9.

22:3125.

22:33Next, Siobhan gives her score for the new-built home in Clare.

22:37So this is a new-build, modern home.

22:39Incredibly spacious.

22:41Very minimal.

22:42Too minimal, I would argue.

22:44There was a lack of tactility, texture, and there was a serious lack of colour.

22:49I gave this home a 7.

22:51Oh, well, I expected that because, golly gosh, there was no colour.

22:55A 7, a 7, and an 8, 22.

22:59Finally, Hugh gives his score for the Gate Lodge in County Down.

23:03This Hansel and Gretel home I just loved.

23:07Walking through the green door was just wonderful into that kitchen.

23:11And then there was just more.

23:14I was smitten by it and I gave it a 10.

23:18Oh, thank God.

23:19Smitten.

23:20Thank you, Hugh.

23:21Two 10s and a 7.

23:2427.

23:25A very worthy winner of this beautiful home in County Down.

23:30With Amanda already having used her golden key, Hugh and Siobhan must now decide if they

23:35use theirs to put through one of the runners-up.

23:39Well, I'd like to, but I'm going to wait.

23:43I'm not going to use mine either.

23:45No golden key used, but a brilliant finalist has gone through.

23:49The home through to the final is the Gate Lodge in County Down.

23:53Next time on Home of the Year.

23:57We will see you very much.

24:23We will see you tomorrow.

24:25We will see you tomorrow.

24:26If you are more via-ro imperial, we will see you tomorrow.

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