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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.
00:31I'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, it's 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.
01:22You 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.
02:23And 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.
02:53And we walked into a great entrance hall.
02:56It's spacious, it's bright.
02:58And 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.
03:20Now, 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.
03:35And 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.
03:53Oh, what a fantastic scale and size of the island years.
03:59And 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.
04:12So 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've 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?
04:34That 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.
05:07We've got our beautiful marble.
05:09We've got our black, handleless cabinets.
05:12And 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,
05:30the flowers, my only comment is when I get here is I have downlights in the kitchen dining area and
05:39I have four downlights here and one lamp and there's no dimmer switches.
05:45Standing here, I'm really enjoying this home because what I can see is I can see right through the hall
05:50and out to the front of the garden.
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.
06:01It's jarring.
06:02And I think if the homeowners wanted to do that, they should have done it in a room which is
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, but also this view.
06:29It'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 slumptuous.
06:41It's really nicely balanced, I'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, sheer 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 scores will be
07:19revealed.
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.
07:39The home owners show confidence in creating a modern home full of style.
07:46This is an inspirational, delightful, and fun-filled family home.
07:50And 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, and this allowed us
08:20then 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, so we didn't really want to do anything major inside.
08:41It is 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.
09:10Wow.
09:12Great 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,
09:24so I'm just struck by, you know, the modernity of this home.
09:28And I hope the restraint shown on the exterior follows through to the interior.
09:33Shall we go in?
09:35Let's.
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,
09:49which makes sense with what's outside the door,
09:51that expansive horizontality of the landscape.
09:55In terms of the colour tones, the white walls, the pale coloured timber floor,
09:59they align with that restraint that we saw on the outside.
10:05Well, look at this.
10:08Very white, streamlined, modern kitchen.
10:12What I really like is a mirror in a kitchen, because it just reflects the light,
10:17and it also reflects, funny enough, the views to the outside.
10:20But when I look at the kitchen here, thank goodness you're in it, Siobhan,
10:27because this kitchen needs a little punch of colour.
10:31The layout works, and in fact, that is a beautiful dining table.
10:35For me, it's definitely safe.
10:38This needs colour.
10:43It needs some texture.
10:45It needs some depth.
10:46I'm really enjoying this home, because it's so spacious.
10:49I find it uplifting, because there's so much light coming in.
10:52I have great views and connections to the outside.
10:55They're not playing it safe.
10:57I think they're trying to play it subtle,
10:59and I think their focus is out there.
11:03Let's go into the living room.
11:07Isn't this great?
11:08You step down.
11:10I love it.
11:12And look, favourite spot.
11:14Oh.
11:15Sitting here is wonderful.
11:18I mean, look at the extensive views,
11:20and the layering of the different colours,
11:22and textures, and plants, and trees, and mountains.
11:25It looks like it goes on forever.
11:28It makes so much sense that that's the favourite spot you've got.
11:31Your cosy fire here.
11:33Stepping down into this room is a great move,
11:36because it creates a much higher floor-to-ceiling height,
11:39and they'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.
12:04What I love is the black.
12:06It's so good to have some contrast in this home,
12:09and 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,
12:15and 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,
12:22take your muddy clothes off,
12:23and off you go through the rest of the house.
12:25The joy of the continuous floor finish.
12:28These homeowners have shown you need not be afraid
12:30of continuing a timber floor into a wet area.
12:32They've done the kitchen, and now into the boot room.
12:34It's actually a really brilliant vinyl tile.
12:38Is it?
12:38Yeah, and 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,
13:02and 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
13:12in the living room and dining room.
13:14A little bit more adventure in the colour,
13:17but, like, very subtle.
13:20Well, it's certainly a great big main bedroom,
13:23and the bed suits the scale of the room,
13:24and it's in the right location.
13:26I've had a problem with the style of the lighting
13:28throughout this home
13:30because of the overall sense of restraint
13:32we experienced outside and in,
13:35whereas I find the style of the lighting
13:36takes away from that.
13:38The homeowners have got a lot right.
13:40It's layered, it's more comfortable,
13:42but then there's certain things that are missing.
13:44The functionality of the room is lacking.
13:46Like, bedside cabinets are incredibly important.
13:50It doesn't seem like they're that important,
13:51but they really are,
13:52because otherwise you're just hopping into bed.
13:54And where are all your bits going?
13:56Where'd you put your dentures?
14:00This home has design features
14:02that you look for
14:03and that belong in a new-built home,
14:05such as contemporary detailed joinery
14:07and a continuous floor finish.
14:08I'm giving this home an eight.
14:12I was very impressed
14:14with the simplicity of the exterior.
14:17For me, a few more colours
14:18would have elevated this great family home
14:21even further.
14:22I'm giving this home a seven.
14:26This new build is spacious, minimal,
14:28and has a lovely connection
14:30to the surrounding landscape.
14:34Oh, goodness, goodness.
14:37Look at that wallpaper.
14:42In County Down,
14:44Tara has lovingly restored
14:45this former gate lodge
14:46with a blend of contemporary furnishings
14:48and unique patterns
14:49while respecting the heritage of the building.
14:53I love sort of old historic buildings
14:55and my sort of style,
14:57very colourful and bright.
14:59And I love that sort of cottage style
15:00when people sort of renovate something
15:02and make it fun again
15:03and give it another life.
15:04I think this home,
15:05it sort of plays into
15:06that inner child feeling
15:08because a lot of features,
15:09for example, in my bedroom,
15:10I've got like draped princess-style bedding
15:13and that's what I had as a child
15:14and that's like a lovely memory
15:16that sticks out to me
15:17and 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
15:25because as the crittle windows are so large,
15:28you just look out to the garden
15:29and it's just such a like soothing,
15:31calm sort of atmosphere.
15:33A little bit nervous
15:33with the judges coming in
15:35because it's very bold
15:36and 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
15:48and you just want to go up
15:49and start eating it.
15:51It's magical, so charming
15:53and we're only on the outside
15:54so I can't wait to get inside
15:56and see what's going on.
15:57Well, let's go see.
16:03Oh my goodness.
16:06It is a storybook.
16:08This is gorgeous.
16:11There's so much going on
16:13but it's completely cohesive.
16:15It's creating this wonderful story.
16:18I am absolutely enamoured.
16:21They've thought about
16:23the design of the kitchen
16:24in terms of it being
16:26sort of a reflection of the past,
16:28particularly the unit on the wall
16:31which is a bit like a dresser.
16:32You can see the plates here.
16:33When I walk in here,
16:35what I see is overly traditional
16:38which is very heavy-handed.
16:40The stripes are too much,
16:42the detail on the edge,
16:43the gallery walls.
16:45It's too much.
16:46There's just too much.
16:47I'm lost for words, Amanda.
16:50I have no idea
16:51what you're talking about.
16:52It is full of personality.
16:54The palette is divine
16:55without being too heavy.
16:57And how very dare you
16:59with these stripes.
17:00These are utterly delicious
17:01and they,
17:02I just,
17:03I can't believe
17:04that you have an issue
17:05with these stripes.
17:05They are stunning.
17:06This kitchen is the three Fs.
17:09Functional,
17:10fun,
17:11and fantastic.
17:12Absolutely, Hugh.
17:18Wow.
17:19The 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.
17:28The colours in here are great.
17:30There's a consistency,
17:31but really refined.
17:33Isn't it wonderful
17:34to have a freestanding bath
17:36in your bedroom?
17:37The materials,
17:38the patterns,
17:39the colours
17:39that they are bringing together
17:41are not your usual pairings.
17:44And I don't know,
17:45they're elevating,
17:45they're making this room
17:46utterly divine.
17:48This is the reason
17:49I do Home of the Year
17:50for 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
17:57so successful
17:58whereas I didn't feel
17:59the kitchen was as much?
18:01But I think it's because
18:02of the position of the bed
18:03which has been centred
18:04on that window.
18:06And you get a beautiful view
18:07of the garden.
18:08It's a beautiful room.
18:10Yeah, it's like a lesson
18:11in how you can use
18:13different fabrics
18:14and materials
18:15which shouldn't work
18:16but do.
18:19Isn't this just magic?
18:21It's like walking in
18:22to a candy bar.
18:24I just think
18:25the connection of colours
18:27between the bathroom
18:28and the main bedroom
18:30is terrific.
18:32I'm just utterly enchanted.
18:34But they're using combinations
18:36again that are unusual.
18:38They shouldn't work
18:39but they absolutely do.
18:41In a room of this scale
18:43there's just too many things
18:45going on.
18:46Every time the homeowner
18:47just goes too far.
18:48I mean look at the tassels
18:49on the Roman blind
18:51in the window.
18:51I get it.
18:52I see what you're interested in
18:53but just pull it back
18:54a little bit.
18:56You pulled it back
18:57it would be boring
18:58and it would be the same
19:00as every other en suite.
19:02You don't need colours
19:02and patterns and bits
19:03to make something interesting.
19:05You don't.
19:06Can you understand something
19:07that's not overly patterned,
19:09overly downed?
19:10Absolutely.
19:10And there's beauty in that as well.
19:12But what I'm saying is
19:13this room is utterly beautiful.
19:16It's these details
19:17that add a playfulness,
19:18that add personality
19:19to this home.
19:21I disagree with you.
19:21For me it's way too much.
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
19:41of patterns
19:42that I've seen so far.
19:44It's like stepping into
19:45Alice in Wonderland
19:46or a sweet shop.
19:48But similar
19:49to the shower room
19:51off the bedroom.
19:52It's too much
19:53for a space
19:54of this scale.
19:55I don't agree, Amanda.
19:56Funnily enough,
19:57I think this homeowner,
19:59it's about
19:59a fantasy
20:00or a dream world.
20:01This home
20:02has all of those elements.
20:10Oh, goodness, goodness.
20:12Look at that wallpaper.
20:15Oh, the favourite spot.
20:18Oh, my God.
20:19Look at those cradle doors
20:20in that green.
20:22Oh, my God.
20:23This house is my dream.
20:24Could you imagine this room
20:25in winter
20:26with the fire on
20:28and the combination
20:29of materials
20:31is gorgeous?
20:33I'm in interiors heaven.
20:34You know, for me,
20:35this is one of
20:36the bravest homes
20:37that's really pushed
20:39the creativity
20:40and design
20:43expression out
20:44that I've ever seen
20:45in the home of the year.
20:46You know, this homeowner,
20:47they have a great eye for detail.
20:50Like, that's an amazing wallpaper.
20:52That wallpaper
20:53should be my next shirt.
20:54This is lovely.
20:56When we came into
20:57the living room,
20:59I'm lost for words.
21:01You know,
21:01as I walk through the home,
21:03I understand the homeowner
21:05and their interests
21:05and their passions
21:06and their creativity
21:08and I respect that.
21:09But sometimes
21:10you can go too far.
21:12But all of this,
21:13it's like the grand finale.
21:14If this is the finale,
21:16I want an encore.
21:22As a judge on Home of the Year,
21:24this is exactly
21:25what I've been looking for.
21:26It's bold,
21:27it's brave,
21:28it's sophisticated,
21:29it's utterly original.
21:31I am obsessed with this home.
21:33It's a 10 for me.
21:36The homeowner's bold,
21:38maximus style
21:38is immediately apparent
21:40and intensifies
21:41as you move through the home.
21:42There's no doubt though
21:43that this is a highly imaginable
21:46personal space
21:47filled with the homeowner's creativity.
21:49But it's all too much for me.
21:51I'm giving this home
21:52a 7.
21:56The outside of this home
21:57was magical,
21:58but walking inside,
21:59the magic continued
22:00and just got better and better.
22:05Now that the judges
22:06have visited all three homes,
22:08it's time to see
22:08how they measure up
22:09against each other.
22:11First,
22:11Amanda reveals her score
22:12for the home in Wicklow.
22:14Outside,
22:15there's no doubting
22:16this home is making
22:17a strong statement.
22:19Do you remember
22:19standing in that kitchen?
22:21Instead of a splashback,
22:22there was a window
22:22and you could see
22:23right out to the seat.
22:24The style and finishes
22:25of the living area
22:26to me felt like
22:27a different home.
22:28I gave this home an 8.
22:29Two 8s and a 9.
22:3125.
22:33Next,
22:33Siobhan gives her score
22:34for the new-built home
22:36in Clare.
22:37So this is a new-build,
22:38modern home,
22:39incredibly spacious,
22:41very minimal.
22:42Too minimal,
22:42I would argue.
22:44There was a lack
22:44of tactility,
22:46texture,
22:47and there was
22:47a serious lack
22:48of colour.
22:49I gave this home
22:50a 7.
22:51Oh, well,
22:51I expected that
22:52because,
22:53golly gosh,
22:54there was no colour.
22:55A 7,
22:56a 7,
22:57and an 8.
22:5822.
22:59Finally,
23:00Hugh gives his score
23:01for the Gate Lodge
23:02in County Down.
23:03This Hansel and Gretel
23:05home,
23:05I just loved.
23:07Walking through
23:08the green door
23:09was just wonderful
23:10into that kitchen.
23:11And then,
23:12there was just more.
23:14I was smitten by it
23:15and 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
23:27of this beautiful home
23:28in County Down.
23:30With Amanda already
23:31having used her golden key,
23:34Hugh and Siobhan
23:34must now decide
23:35if they use theirs
23:36to put through
23:37one of the runners-up.
23:39Well, I'd like to,
23:41but I'm going to wait.
23:43I'm not going to use mine either.
23:45No golden key used,
23:46but a brilliant finalist
23:47has gone through.
23:48The home through to the final
23:50is the Gate Lodge
23:52in County Down.
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