{"id":179958,"date":"2025-11-14T07:52:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/179958\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T07:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T07:52:18","slug":"irish-interior-designers-ultimate-wish-list-for-their-homes-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/179958\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish interior designers’ ultimate wish list for their homes this Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

You’re never too old to write a letter to Santa Claus. As a grown-up, it\u2019s still magical when you find he\u2019s delivered exactly what you wanted under that tree on Christmas morning.<\/p>\n

If money were no object and your imagination lost the run of itself, what would you love for your home?<\/p>\n

Peter Irvine<\/p>\n

Peter Irvine, stylist and interior designer on Virgin Media\u2019s The Salvage Squad, is looking for Santa to be generous this year. \u201cI\u2019d love an extension,\u201d he says. \u201cOur neighbours recently got one and it\u2019s making me jealous.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We have such a huge garden, it\u2019s easily done. We would extend the kitchen to get rid of the dated umbrella conservatory, but more than that, I would love to use the roof as a balcony off our bedroom. It\u2019s so quiet where we live. I have this romanticised vision of having a cup of tea in the morning up there. Is that too much to ask Santa?<\/p>\n

\"InteriorInterior designer Peter Irvine.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my stocking I\u2019d love to see some new cutlery, new linen bedding and vouchers for a cleaner. Who wouldn\u2019t want to lighten their daily chores list?\u201d<\/p>\n

\" The KitchenAid Pure Powerblender, \u20ac159.<\/p>\n

Natasha Rocca Devine<\/p>\n

His fellow interior designer on The Salvage Squad, Natasha Rocca Devine, has experienced the joys of designing and building her house, but as anyone in the trade will tell you, there\u2019s always something to be added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMore art and photography,\u201d she says. \u201cArtwork takes time to curate, and we had a busy move-in turnaround, so I recently invested in pieces by Aisling Hennessy and Mary Fallon.<\/p>\n

\" Natasha Rocca Devine: ‘Some cookbooks from Irish chefs would be perfect.’<\/p>\n

“For photography, I am especially drawn to black and white prints. I want to add some of these pieces, including our own photos, to personalise our home and give it real character. I admire pieces with a sense of history or story behind them, things that feel meaningful and connect our home to a place, story or a time in history.\u201d<\/p>\n

\" Red is synonymous with the festive season and something practical like a throw will add a sense of occasion; \u20ac55, Penneys.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Natasha hoping for in her stocking? \u201cWell, it depends on how big the stocking is,\u201d says the author of The Step by Step Guide to Designing and Styling Your Home. \u201cI would love some Paul Costelloe candles, a Head Plan diary for my office, as I love writing and planning.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome cookbooks from Irish chefs would be perfect. There is so much talent here, and being busy, any tips are really appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n

David O’Brien<\/p>\n

It\u2019s easy to think people in the biz have their interiors sorted, but like everyone else, they have their aspirations. Interior designer and RT\u00c9 Home of the Year finalist David O\u2019Brien, whose Instagram-famous The Black House is only a few years old, is starting to think about change.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"DavidDavid O’Brien: ‘Kitchen countertops can completely transform and refresh a space.’<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d love Santa to bring me beautiful new kitchen counter worktops,\u201d he says. \u201cPerhaps in a luxurious natural stone or a sleek Dekton finish. They can completely transform and refresh a space and add that touch of timeless sophistication.\u201d<\/p>\n

\" The Austin seven-piece candleholder; \u20ac49, Meadows & Byrne.<\/p>\n

He also has hopes of a well-curated Christmas stocking. \u201cI\u2019d love to find some good-quality Irish scented candles from La Bougie, Rathbornes, or S\u00f3mas Studio; something woody or smoky for winter and maybe a few handmade local ceramic mugs for those slow morning coffees; something from Lisa Wilson Ceramics in Kinsale or Stephen Pierce Pottery in Shanagarry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Helen James<\/p>\n

Dunnes Stores creative director Helen James is appealing to Father Christmas for some sustainably stylish choices. \u201cSanta, please be good to me and wrap a Superfolk print of The Tree of Leaves in bog oak black, which was made for the recent celebration of The Garden shop in Powerscourt Townhouse,\u201d she says.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI have followed Superfolk since they began and have the utmost admiration for everything they do and the way that they do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HelenHelen James: ‘I\u2019ll also take some Hadji Bey\u2019s Turkish Delight, please, always my fave.’<\/p>\n

Followers of Home of the Year will remember Helen judging in the first series alongside architects Hugh Wallace and Declan O\u2019Donnell. She went on to write her housekeeping book, A Sense of Home, so it\u2019s not surprising she\u2019d like some written material in her stocking.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like a subscription to \u2018Faire\u2019 magazine,\u201d she says. \u201cRuth Ribeaucourt has bravely begun a magazine, and it\u2019s so beautiful and champions small and independent creatives; and a subscription to Roasted Brown coffee, my favourite roasters who kept me going through the pandemic and continue to do so.<\/p>\n

\" The butter dish from the Considered range holds a full pound of butter in style; \u20ac15, Dunnes Stores.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really speak before my first caffeine hit in the morning. I\u2019ll also take some Hadji Bey\u2019s Turkish Delight, please, always my fave.\u201d<\/p>\n

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