Episode One, BORRIS | PHOTOGRAPHY & SUPPLIER LIST
Architect, Róisín Murphy and builder Peter Finn are back - fighting clutter and saving homes all round the country.
In this first episode, the Home Rescue team are off to Borris, Co Carlow.
For over a decade Ann’s home has been getting more and more cluttered. In 2007, her twin daughters, Becky and Megan, were born prematurely. With all of Ann’s time and energy taken up caring for the girls, the house took a back seat. Downstairs is inundated with a tidal wave of books, magazines and paperwork! Upstairs, Ann’s bedroom is so crowded with clothes, duvets and bed linen that even the sun can’t get in!
With just three days, Róisín, Peter and the clutter-busting team face the massive challenge of turning this home around for Ann and her daughters.
As the sorting tent fills, it becomes clear to Ann that she has even more stuff then she thought. With help from the team, long forgotten items resurface and memories come to light. Ann learns quickly that parting with some things is hard but she’s willing to try.
As work continues on the Carlow cottage, most of it falls on the shoulders of builder Peter. Hidden problems arise, changing the design and giving rise to a battle of wills between Róisín and Peter. With the architect-builder relationship tested like never before, they begin to suspect the job may not even finish on time!
Supplier list
ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER:
Róisín Murphy
All queries to romurd9@gmail.com
Instagram; roisin_murphy_design
CONSTRUCTION WORKS:
MDS Construction
C/O Peter Finn
Unit 13 Inis House
Old Quarry Campus
Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
Instagram; pete_thebuilder
PAINTERS:
Michael Phillips & Sons
26 Kilakee Court
Firhouse
Dublin 24
Phone: 01 452 1300
ELECTRICIANS:
Epicus Electrical Services
Andy McCann
16 Esker Manor,
Lucan,
Co. Dublin
Phone: 086 394 7755
WASTE DISPOSAL:
O’Toole Skip Hire,
Ballintrane,
Fenagh,
Co. Carlow.
051 914 8984
CHARITY SHOP DONATIONS:
Thomastown Parish Senior Citizens Association
Marshes Street,
Thomastown,
Co. Kilkenny.
Thomastown Community Helpers
Low Street,
Thomastown,
Co. Kilkenny.
RECYCLING CENTRES/ELECTRICAL RECYCLING:
Dunmore Recycling and Waste Disposal
Dunmore Park,
Co. Kilkenny.
056 7794 470
DOG SHELTER DONATIONS:
Carlow Kilkenny Dog Shelter,
Kilmacahill,
Co. Kilkenny
059 972 67 85
FURNITURE AND FITTINGS:
IKEA
St. Margarets Road,
Ballymun,
Dublin 11
01 541 3300