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How to choose your home
Read more →Possibly the most important question in deciding what sort of home you really want is answering the question “are you a kitchen person or a living room person?” Where are you most comfortable in the houses in which you have lived or stayed? If your friends come over, do you bring them? This determines what forms the heart of your house. If you answered “kitchen”, an open plan kitchen/dining – possibly opening onto outside spaces or patios - is important. Think about its location in terms of sunlight– it should face south and west to catch the sun in the...
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The importance of site.
Read more →Laying out your site: Here at floorplan.ie, we think that positioning your house is very important. A good way to think about the outside spaces around your home is as a set of “Outside Rooms”. By this we mean that as a starting spaces should be distinct, defined and contained; a courtyard for cars and vehicles close to the road and front door of your house; a private sun filled patio sheltered screened from the public opening onto the living spaces of the house; a lawn for kids to play in safety; a “messy area” for the garden shed and...
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introducing...
Read more →Something that I've been meaning to do for some time is set up a site to allow everyone to access to good quality design. While a good architect can absolutely enhance your home - bespoke design isn't for everyone. It isn't the way we purchase cars or furniture for example - so why not homes? Anyway, I hope you enjoy the website and get inspired. Feel free to browse and to comment. Cillian Some of our friends: Home Builder Portal