EPISODE five | PHOTOGRAPHY & SUPPLIERS LIST
In 2006, Karen from Limerick and her New Zealand partner Will bought a 3-bed terraced house in the Dublin suburb of Drimnagh and they’ve been there ever since.
Life hasn’t been easy for Karen and Will, who share the house with their two sons, Seb (12) and Ailbe (8) who has autism and is non-verbal. Ailbe’s additional needs require full time care, leaving his parents exhausted and isolated, unable to invite friends around or cope properly with the rising tide of clutter filling the house. Right now, Dad Will and son Ailbe share a bed while Mum Karen and their eldest son Seb have their own bedrooms, both piled with clothes, boxes and bags so densely packed that Karen hasn’t been able to access her ensuite bathroom for years!
Juggling the demands of full-time jobs and caring for their son is time consuming - all of which is made worse by the dysfunctional layout of a house filled with a random assortment of toys, furniture, laundry, food, desks and bikes. The kitchen is cramped and disconnected from the sitting room. Access to the rear garden, where the kids love to play, is extremely awkward.
Karen dreams of being able to invite friends’ round for coffee but they also need their home to be a haven. Determined to give each member of the family the space they need: a proper dining table, a kitchen that makes sense and a sensory environment, Dee plans a new chapter in their story. Her plans to remove a wall, creating a new open plan layout, with a pergola to play in and a sensory wall presents Builder Pete and the crew with a major challenge.
But this is more than just renovation. It’s about transforming the quality of life for a family who’ve been isolated in their own home for too long.
SUPPLIERS LIST
INTERIOR DESIGNER
Deirdre Coleman
All enquiries to info@collabstudio.ie
Instagram @collab_designstudio
CONSTRUCTION WORKS
MDS Construction
C/O Peter Finn
Unit 13 Inis House, Old Quarry Campus,
Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
(01) 861 2218
www.mdsconstruction.ie
Instagram @pete_thebuilder
DECLUTTER EXPERT
Aidan Gately
KonMari Consultant - Professional Organiser
Website: https://www.joyathome.ie
All enquiries to aidan@joyathome.ie
Instagram @aidan_gately
PAINTERS:
Michael Phillips & Sons
26 Kilakee Court, Firhouse, Dublin 24
Phone: 01 452 1300
Paint colours: Living room - Fine Grain DE6213
ELECTRICIANS
Epicus Electrical Services
Andy McCann
16 Esker Manor, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Phone: 086 394 7755
PLUMBERS
EnergyUpgrade
Stephen Lambe
https://www.energyupgrade.ie/
WASTE DISPOSAL
Ballymount Waste Recycling Centre
Ballymount Waste Recycling Centre
Greenhills
Dublin 20
Phone: 01 462 1251
CHARITY SHOP DONATIONS
Vincents RATHFARNHAM
Address: 56 main street, rathfarnham, dublin D14 E4H1
Phone: 01 492 6628
Email: dorcasmoreofarrell.east@svp.ie
Irish Cancer Society Kimmage
47/49 Sundrive Rd,
Kimmage,
Dublin
014906378
FILMING LOCATIONS & PERSONNEL:
Fitzpatrick Castle Holiday Homes
Killiney Hill Road, Killiney, Dublin, Ireland
Phone: +353 1 2305400
Email: info@fchh.ie
AsIAm
17-21 Temple Road, Blackrock, Co Dublin A94 DN40
(01) 445 3203
admin@asiam.ie
FURNITURE AND FITTINGS
IKEA,
11 St.Margaret’s Road, Ballymun, Dublin
01 5413300
JYSK
Unit C5, Gulliver's Retail Park, Dublin 9, D09 YN34
019697646
Chadwicks
Newbridge Road, Jigginstown, Naas, Co. Kildare, W91 XN7T
Electrical Supplies Ltd
Unit 3 Jamestown Industrial centre, Inchicore, Dublin 8 D08RK80
Dealz
Unit 110, The Square, Tallaght, Dublin, D24 X0EF
Contact: (01) 451 7723
Flying Tiger Copenhagen
Unit 219 Level 2, The Square, Belgrad Square S,
Tallaght, D24 E956
Next Home
The Park, Unit 5 Glenamuck Rd, Carrickmines Great, Dublin D18 DA06
01 207 4400
Dunnes Stores
Unit C2-C5, The Courtyard Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18 PT97
01 293 5900
B&Q
Airside Retail Park, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 V3Y2
Contact: (01) 870 8599
Penneys
Unit 2/1 Penneys
Level 2, Dundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Rd, Dundrum, Dublin D16 V6Y1
01 241 5040
The Range
Unit 5-7 The Retail Park Liffey Valley, Coldcut Rd,
Quarryvale, Dublin, D22 X235
Contact: (01) 616 6070
Woodies DIY
Arena Retail Park, Whitestown Way, Tallaght, Dublin D24 XD88
01 427 5390
Smyths
Fonthill Retail Park, Fonthill Rd, Irishtown, Dublin 22,
D22 K2V5
(01) 630 4450
Screwfix
Enterprise Park, Unit A1 Crabapple Rd, Ladytown, Naas, Co. Kildare,
W91 Y4A6
1800946602
Homestore & more
Unit 1, Belgard Retail Park, Belgard Rd, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 F895
Contact: (01) 223 8312
Mr.Price
No.1, Airton House, Airton Rd, Tallaght, Dublin 24
086 822 7021
H&M Home
https://www2.hm.com/en_ie/home
Amazon
www.amazon.ie
Etsy
www.etsy.com
Marks & Spencer
www.marksandspencer.com
la redoute
www.laredoute.com
learning space
www.learningspace.ie
Wolf & badger
www.wolfandbadger.com