Episode three, swords | PHOTOGRAPHY & SUPPLIER LIST
Since the late 1980’s, Monica Brady – a long time employee of the Savoy cinema on O’Connell Street – has lived in a three-bed semi at Swords in North Dublin - the house where she and her husband Dick raised their three kids.
The last decade has been difficult for Monica, who lost both her husband Dick and her son Richie to cancer in that time.
Since the loss of her husband, Monica hasn’t slept in her own bedroom for ten years, instead bedding down on the sofa every night. Over the years, the house has become hopelessly cluttered with charity shop bargains and legacy furniture.
Despite the best efforts of daughter Michelle and granddaughter Gemma who have tried helping her in the past, Self-confessed ‘shopaholic’ Monica’s growing collection of clothes and bric-a-brac has taken over every single room in the house.
Famed for her coddle, Monica loves to cook for the family but – with no space to sit in the chaotic kitchen - she has to send them all off with takeaway containers.
Determined to restore Monica’s home as an ‘open house’ for the whole family, designer Dee envisages a u-shaped, ‘diner-style’ kitchen and a complete makeover for the currently unused inaccessible bedroom upstairs.
Assisted by the entire Brady Bunch, Michelle, Gemma, extended family and the clutterbusters set to work on a mammoth sorting job down at the local sports centre.
With one supporting wall to remove, a structural steel beam to install, a brand-new kitchen to fit and the tricky job of reusing wardrobes and building a bespoke window seat around a radiator - time is on no one’s side!
As, Dee, Pete and the build crew tackle the seemingly endless challenge of stripping multiple layers of tenacious wallpaper, the painters, carpenters and carpet fitters are forced to wait – none of which bodes well for the grand opening of ‘Monica’s Diner’!
Goodbye Clutter. Hello Makeover.
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 – OSLO SAGE (MAIN KITCHEN) / SHAKER LIGHT GREY (BENCH SEATING)
Worktop – MIDNIGHT DREAM
Handles – 84 Knob ,85 Cup (MAIN KITCHEN) / 85 Cup (BENCH SEATING)
Sink – Apollo 45S - Single Bowl Sink
Tap – Ellipse Chrome Spray Tap
Appliances:
Faber Omnia Telescopic Hood 900 Alu/ss
DF63 Integrated Dishwasher (60cm)
DOIC425IX Nordmende Built in Double Oven
HCI781FL Normende Induction Hob
NM25IX NordMende Microwave & Grill
RIFF70303NF Nordmende 70/30 Intg Fridge
WDI861WH Nordmende 8 & 6 Kg Intg Washer Dryer
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
M50 Skip Hire,
Unit 1 Advance Business Park,
Swords Rd, Santry, Dublin
01 8620011
CHARITY SHOP DONATIONS
Irish Cancer Society
3 Retail Centre,
Miltonsfields, Swords, Dublin
01 8902784
FURNITURE AND FITTINGS
Carpetright,
Airside Retail Park,
Swords, Co.Dublin
01 8137065
Woodies Airside,
Airside Retail Park,
Swords, Co.Dublin
01 8079305
Marks and Spencer,
Dundrum Town Centre,
1-28 Sandyford Road,
Dundrum, Dublin
01 2991300
B&Q,
Airside Retail Park,
Swords, Co.Dublin
01 8708599
IKEA,
11 St.Margaret’s Road,
Ballymun, Dublin
01 5413300
JYSK,
Gulliver’s Retail Park,
Northwood Avenue, Dublin 9,
01 9697646
Penneys,
16 O’Connell St,
Knappagh Beg, Sligo
071 9161300
Zhivago
Maple House,
Rosemount Business Park, Dublin 11
01 8644474
Homestore & More
Airside Retail Park,
Swords, Co.Dublin
01 2238312
Chadwicks,
Swords Rd,
Whitehall, Dublin 9
01 8425299
Harvey Norman,
Airside Retail Park,
Swords, Co.Dublin
01 8909900
Tesco Superstore,
Link Road,
Holywell, Swords, Co.Dublin
0818 554578
Katy-Ruth Halpin Illustrates
Classic Metal Signs,
ArtsInfynyty
Amazon
Desenio
Nisbets
Viteoni
Wayfair
H&M,
Oliver Bonas,
Trend Wall Décor,
Kilkenny Architectural Salvage & Antiques
Rips and Zips Clothing Alterations,
www.facebook.com/RipsAndZipsSewingClass
FILMING LOCATIONS & PERSONNEL:
Irish Cancer Society
3 Retail Centre,
Miltonsfields,
Swords, Dublin
01 8902784
Zhivago
Maple House,
Rosemount Business Park, Dublin 11
01 8644474