How would you furnish this room?
Lorraine Flood Lorraine Flood

How would you furnish this room?

Anyone else feel like you can never have enough storage? Or do you struggle to know where to place furniture?

I worked on a recent interior design project to help my client create a layout for an oddly shaped living room. Although the room is big, the client was unsure how to layout the furniture and where to add storage and an electric fire.

The goal was to create three zones, one for watching TV, a reading space and a play space for their baby. The storage was used to unify the three areas with one colour palette.

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Want to build or renovate sustainably?
Lorraine Flood Lorraine Flood

Want to build or renovate sustainably?

Wondering how you can build or renovate sustainably? Asking questions of your supply chain is a great place to start! This Archaus.ie blog, Rachel gives examples of what questions to ask yourself and your supply chain in order to build or renovate sustainably.

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How to apply sustainable principals to architecture and design
Lorraine Flood Lorraine Flood

How to apply sustainable principals to architecture and design

I have been listening to a lot of talks and podcasts about sustainability recently. And I have been thinking a lot about how I can apply sustainable principals to architecture and design, especially on a small scale.

Here is what I have come up with so far. I am planning to bring these principals into all projects going forward.

I hope to expand on this further, as it’s a very important topic. Do you have any other suggestions or ways to reduce our impact during construction?

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Do you need an architect, interior designer or both?
Lorraine Flood Lorraine Flood

Do you need an architect, interior designer or both?

Confused about whether you need an architect, an interior designer, or both for your project?

Let me break it down for you in this post to make your building or renovation project smoother.

Any more questions, feel free to ask

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How the Planning Process works
Rachel Moore Rachel Moore

How the Planning Process works

So, you have designed your dream space, and to achieve it you will need to apply for Planning Permission to your local authority. In this blog post I will try to explain the process in the most concise and understandable way, so that you can move forward with confidence.

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