Interiors: Bring out your true colours at home
Whether it needs a lick of paint or a complete transformation, decorating your home to suit your needs and tastes will change your life for the better
Building on creative concepts
The Institute of Designers in Ireland Awards have recognised the outstanding work produced this year by our leading architects and interior designers
Give your home a wooden heart
A real investment that will lend value to your home, good joinery can transform a solid residence into a stylish one
Stuck at home? Here’s how to make the most of it
The Covid-19 crisis means we are spending more time than ever in our homes, which may also act as office, school or crèche. Here are some tips for maximising the space
Collaboration is key to creativity
When we build partnerships between designers and other talented people, everyone benefits. Are you ready for a new relationship?
Deck the halls, don’t break the bank
Sprucing up your home for Christmas does not need to be time-consuming or expensive. Róisín Lafferty shares her top tips
Interior Design: Colour is the language of dreams
It influences and enhances your mood, your perception and your behaviour, so make sure to get your colour balance right when renovating your home
Ireland’s design renaissance
The Irish are known all over the world for our art, literature and music, and our reputation in the field of design is growing too. As design becomes more and more important, we must nurture our indigenous talent if we want to reap the benefits at home and in the global marketplace
The rollercoaster of running your own business
Róisín Lafferty shares some of the lessons she has learned from her career at the helm of her own design company
Toning it down – and up
Interior design expert Róisín Lafferty offers her tips to transform the whole look of your home with some carefully chosen shades
Why it’s worth the wait to get it right
When building, you must resist the temptation to rush things to get a job done inside a certain timeframe
How to bring Hollywood into your home
Take inspiration from tonight’s Oscars ceremony, and add some art-deco glamour to your interiors
How to be your own interior designer
Award-winning interior architect Róisín Lafferty gives us the confidence to be storytellers in our own homes
Pure and simple
Award-winning interior designer Róisín Lafferty explains how important it is that your home reflect the person you are and the life you lead – and makes a case for the calm allure of minimalism
Office and home spaces should allow for A Room of One’s Own
Co-working and co-living spaces are not for everyone and designers must take account of this
Authenticity in design is vital, so make it count
Figures as influential as Le Corbusier and Verner Panton knew instinctively that design has the power to change the world, writes Róisín Lafferty
The shape of things
Featuring immersive experiences, playful collaborations and dazzling installations from the cream of the international design community, this year’s Milan Design Week was an astonishing feast for the senses
Setting the right tones
Afraid to break out the blue? Or splash out with pink? Interiors expert Roisin Lafferty of KLD has made it a personal mission to reset Irish thinking around home colour. Here, she advises on how best to use strong shades in your home: what works, what doesn’t, and why
Brave the dark with rich, moody colours
Deep, rich colours are on the rise again – perfect for those looking for an alternative to all those tasteful Scandi neutrals, writes Roisin Lafferty
Creative thinking, from concept to creation
By generating an experience rather than a traditional picture for property end users, designers are using authentic creative thinking and virtual reality to offer customers unprecedented insight into new designs