""I loved that it was a blank canvas that I could furnish in my own style instead of the usual mismatched furniture you typically find in a rental in Ireland," Barbara explains. "There were however some decorative challenges to content with, like an 1980s pink bathroom, an outdated kitchen, and tiled flooring in most of the bedrooms, but the double-size living room with its large bay window and a large rear garden with its own small orchard compensated for those.""
"Before moving in a decade ago, Barbara described the bungalow as an "empty 1980s Irish bungalow rental with stage red velvet curtains/drapes in the double aspect living room, a tired kitchen, and its original 1980s pink bathroom suite." Now, after working her styling magic, she describes it as an "eclectic mix of antique and thrifted finds, peppered with mid-century moments, abstract artworks, and Scottish and French style influences.""
Barbara Taylor and her husband David moved into a 1980s bungalow rental near Dublin intending a short stay but remained for over a decade while updating the dated space. The house originally featured a pink bathroom, an outdated kitchen, tiled bedroom floors, and stage red velvet curtains, but also offered a double-size living room with a large bay window and a rear garden with a small orchard. Barbara furnished the house in her own style rather than using typical mismatched rental furniture, creating an eclectic interior of antique and thrifted finds, mid-century moments, abstract artworks, and Scottish and French influences.
Read at Apartment Therapy
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]