Cottage-Style Yuletide Charm

When Ciara and her husband Gerard first stepped inside their 1933 double-fronted terraced house in Navan, they knew it had potential.

We actually got the keys on Christmas Eve 2013. It felt like fate considering how much I adore decorating for the festive season,’ Ciara begins. The house began life as a classic ‘two up, two down’ property, but in 2017 the couple started a six-month renovation. They gutted the interior, added an extension that doubled the size, and created a bright, spacious three-bedroom home. Today, the heart of the house is the open-plan kitchen, living, and dining space, while the older rooms retain the cottage-like warmth of the original build. ‘We were very conscious about preserving the character. I wanted the new spaces to feel modern and open, but still connected to the charm of the 1930s,’ she continues.

Read more in the December issue…