This home is rooted in the client’s Irish heritage,’ says interior designer Ash Wilson of the early Victorian house, which is a celebration of Irish craftsmanship and design. The sprawling three-story property is located on one of Dublin’s most prestigious streets – one the clients had always dreamed of living on – where homes rarely come up for sale.
Because the house is landmark-listed, all the renovation work had to be approved by the conservation department. Architectural detailing was carefully restored to honor the home’s heritage – coving was reinstated, reclaimed fireplaces reintroduced, and the original windows repaired by hand. ‘En-suites had been installed in some of the bedrooms, which made the rooms feel very unbalanced,’ says Ash. ‘So we were allowed to remove one of them to highlight the grand proportions of the fireplace in the bedroom and center the bed.’
