Episode FIVE, DUNBOYNE | PHOTOGRAPHY & SUPPLIER LIST
In the village of Dunboyne in County Meath, Dublin bus scheduler Gavin (38) has shared a house with his mother Sharon since they moved from Enfield when he was a teenager. Sharon is full of life and optimism but - following a bus accident and subsequent health issues, her limited mobility means that Gavin is her right hand man.
Aside from a ground floor bedroom extension which Sharon refers to as her ‘sick room’, very little has changed in the last 20 years aside from Sharon’s growing collection of charity shop finds. Gavin’s sister Rebecca and her son Austin visit regularly but the room where Austin stays is still a legacy from the previous owner.
Determined to provide Sharon, Gavin and grandson Austin with a warm, bright home that’s finally fit for purpose, Designer Dee hatches an ambitious plan to open up the ground floor - revamping Sharon’s extension and knocking the existing kitchen and living room together to dispel the gloom.
As the entire contents of the ground floor are moved to the local GAA club for sorting and Sharon reaches out to a Freecycle site to get rid of her bulky furniture, Builder Peter assembles an extended build crew to complete the huge redesign of the ground floor.
Even with a huge crew at work downstairs, there are no builders to spare, so when Dee decides to add a redesign of Austin’s bedroom to the To-Do list, she’s forced to enlist the unskilled DIYer but very enthusiastic Gavin to lend a hand.
As the temperature drops to freezing and the workload increases, the pressure to complete Dee’s ambitious vision for the house reaches breaking point. The question is: can the Home Rescue crew finish in time for Sharon and Gavin’s return?
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
KITCHEN SUPPLIERS:
Cash and Carry Kitchens
Kitchen Type – Modica Forest Green
Worktop – Canova
Handles – Gold Bar
Sink – Blanco Silgranite Sona Single Bowl White
Tap – Blanco Arti Chrome
New appliances in kitchen are Nordmende
KITCHEN FITTERS:
Benny Teevans
Bernard Teevans
PAINTERS:
Michael Phillips & Sons
26 Kilakee Court
Firhouse
Dublin 24
Phone: 01 452 1300
PAINT SUPPLIER:
Kraftsmann Paints
Unit 19B,
Fashion City,
Ballymount Rd Upper,
Ballymount,
Dublin 24
087 319 0535
ELECTRICIANS
Epicus Electrical Services
Andy McCann
16 Esker Manor,
Lucan,
Co. Dublin
Phone: 086 394 7755
WASTE DISPOSAL
Thorntons Recycling,
Unit S3B Henry Road,
Parkwest Business Park,
Dublin 12
01 623 5133
CHARITY SHOP DONATIONS
NCBI Dunboyne
4 Main St,
Castlefarm,
Dunboyne,
Co.Meath
087 406 7675
FURNITURE AND FITTINGS
B&Q
Liffey Valley Retail Park East,
Coldcut Rd,
Clondalkin,
Co.Dublin
01 629 9499
Lidl
Main St,
Portan,
Clonee,
Co.Dublin
01 920 3010
Penneys
Main St,
Swords Demesne,
Swords,
Co.Dublin
01 807 4484
Kelly’s Hardware
Main St,
Dunboyne,
Co.Meath
01 825 5312
Harry Corry
Unit 11 Retail Park West,
Liffey Valley,
Co.Dublin
01 621 5214
Harvey Norman
Unit 1A Sligo Retail Park,
Carraroe,
Co.Sligo
071 918 8700
Home Focus at Hickeys
58 Gulliver’s Retail Park,
Northwood Avenue,
Santry,
Co.Dublin
01 857 8056
Homebase
Unit C1,
2 Northwood Avenue,
Gulliver’s Retail Park,
Co.Dublin
01 894 0198
Eurospar
Main St,
Castlefarm,
Dunboyne,
Co.Meath
01 825 5977
Ongar Flower Studio
6 Main St,
Castlefarm,
Dunboyne,
Co.Meath
01 825 2443
EZ Living Furniture
Unit 3 Fonthill Retail Park,
Fonthill Rd,
Co.Dublin
0818 222 272
IKEA
St.Margarets Road,
Ballymun,
Dublin 11,
01 541 3300
JYSK
58 Northwood Avenue,
Gulliver’s Retail Park,
Dublin
01 969 7646
Argos
Omni Park Shopping Centre,
Swords Rd,
Whitehall,
Dublin
01 816 1930
Scatterbox
Desenio
DFI Beds
Meadows and Byrne
Next
Shein
Wood, Tools & Deco
Amazon
PartyWorld
FILMING LOCATIONS & PERSONNEL:
St.Peter’s GAA Dunboyne
Rooske Rd,
Rush,
Dunboyne,
Co.Meath
01 801 3945
Caldwell’s Coffee House
Summerhill Rd,
Dunboyne,
Co.Meath
01 960 6217
NCBI Dunboyne
4 Main St,
Castlefarm,
Dunboyne,
Co.Meath
087 406 7675