When it came to our finances, we were novices. We got our original mortgage from BOI when we bought our home, not the easiest process as it was in 2014 but from anecdotal evidence, it was easier than it is now. I’ll never forget meeting BOI’s Life Assurance department and being sold a selection of […]

In my previous newsletter, I mentioned that we lived in our home before we did our renovation. This is something that my parents used to always say, live in it, feel it, know your home before taking it apart. We lived in our house for about 4 years before we took the leap. This had […]

The Architect Howley Hayes brought us on board this project at the beginning of 2017. We worked closely with them to understand the history of the church and what the client wanted to achieve. In the short video above Willie talks us through the concept which we’ve outlined below. The brief was simple – to […]

My husband and I had always thought we would build, we had land in our sights and had even engaged an architect. But one evening, Donal called me over to look at Daft, and there it was, our future. A small cottage down the end of a treelined lane in north Kilkenny. We fell in […]

We offer a range of residential lighting consultation packages and to give you a feel for them and what to expect, this is a snippet from a recent online consult. Willie takes our clients through various points to consider when it comes to the exterior of their project. Please contact us if you’d like to […]

A Guide to Buying Bulbs Were you ever baffled by the mention of an E14 or 27, got confused at talk of a GU10 or Bayonet cap…well you’re not alone! Lighting to us is second nature and we list off bulb names like they’re going out of fashion, but that’s not the case for the […]