ideal-homes-newsCome visit our conveyancing solicitors at the Ideal Homes Exhibition for advice in relation to buying and/or selling property. Our solicitors will be on hand all weekend to offer advice and guidance.

 
Location: RDS, Simmonscourt Pavilions, Dublin 4

Below is the Event list; and if you’re looking for more general information on the event visit the Ideal Homes website.

TIME TITLE PRESENTED BY

FRIDAY

1:00pm Reviving, redecorating and respecting period homes. Alanna Gallagher speaks to Interior Designer Suzie McAdam
1:45pm How Irish heritage and culture has influenced fashion and interior trends. Liz Dwyer speaks to Helen McAlinden for Foxford
2:30pm Improve don’t move: How to make the most out of the space you have. Alanna Gallagher speaks to
Eva Byrne of Houseology
3:30pm How to stay safely at home: How to adapt your home as you grow older. Journalist Frances O’Rourke, Architect Fionnuala Rogerson
4:15pm How to get organized for once and for all – storage is the key. Design Doctor Denise O’Connor of Optimise Design
5:00pm Style your home like a professional – Yvonne Nugent, interior stylist for Harvey Norman, divulges industry secrets and the behind the scenes tricks to Dominique McMullan to give your home a glossy editorial finish. Yvonne Nugent, Harvey Norman

SATURDAY

11:30am How to create the perfect gallery wall Catherine O Riordan, owner of So Fine Art Gallery
12:30pm Give your bedroom the 5-star treatment Dominique McMullan speaks to Philippa Buckley, Studio 44 Design
1:15pm The architect versus the quantity surveyor, who’s really in charge? Declan O’Donnell & Patricia Power
2:00pm The DIY lab – How to master basic DIY household skills Rónán Hussey and Owen Brennen
3:00pm The anatomy of a bed – Choosing the right bed and mattress Orna Mulcahy speaks to Michael Ellison, furniture manager, Arnotts
3:30pm Wake up your walls. Liz Dwyer talks to colour consultant Orla Kelly about understating undertones, complementary pallets and choosing the right colours for various rooms in your home. With audience Q&A. Liz Dwyer talks to colour consultant Orla Kelly of Colourtrend
4.15pm How to get your foot on the property ladder. What first time buyers need to know – Interview by Orna Mulcahy Ian McKenna of O Donnell Mc Kenna Solicitors & Eddie Kearney, Head of Mortgages of permanent tsb

SUNDAY

11:30am Design & technology in the home of the future Ultan O’Lorcian, owner of Innovative Home
Solutions and Conor Quigley of Future Homes
12:30pm Creating an inviting outdoor room – latest trends in outdoor rooms
and exterior spaces and how to make them work in your garden.
Emma Cullinan speaks to Moya Farrell, Kingston Lafferty
1:15pm The Property Clinic – Q&A to allow show visitors to discuss their building
or property conundrums.
Noel Larkin and Val O Brien, Society Chartered Surveyor of Ireland
2:15pm The DIY lab -How to master basic DIY household skills Rónán Hussey and Owen Brennen
3:00pm Wake up your walls. Liz Dwyer talks to colour consultant Orla Kelly about understating undertones, complementary pallets and choosing the right colours for various rooms in your home. With audience Q&A. Emma Cullinan talks to colour consultant Orla Kelly of Colourtrend
4:15pm Restyle and Revamp your furniture Lucina Lennon, The Paintmakers House with Alanna Gallagher