Step inside an Irish farmhouse
A traditional farmhouse on the outside has been converted into a stylish, contemporary living space on the inside.

A traditional farmhouse on the outside has been converted into a stylish, contemporary living space on the inside.
1/6 Exterior | Irish farmhouse | House tour | Ideal Home | PHOTO GALLERY
2/6 Kitchen | Irish farmhouse | House tour | Ideal Home | PHOTO GALLERY
A wooden kitchen is timeless, especially when teamed with stainless-steel fixtures and fittings.
Range cooker
Hotpoint
3/6 Dining room | Irish farmhouse | House tour | Ideal Home | PHOTO GALLERY
This simple space has been turned into a glamorous dining room by combining a chandelier and statement artwork with a glasstop table and oversized white crockery.
Similar table
John Lewis
4/6 Bedroom | Irish farmhouse | House tour | Ideal Home | PHOTO GALLERY
Choose a bold, red patterned fabric to reupholster antique chairs, and then team with accessories in a similar shade to keep the theme cohesive.
Chair fabric
Designers Guild
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5/6 Guest bedroom | Irish farmhouse | House tour | Ideal Home | PHOTO GALLERY
Black accessories give a bedroom a sophisticated look.
Bedlinen
6/6 Bathroom | Irish farmhouse | House tour | Ideal Home | PHOTO GALLERY
Sleek, dark wood furniture, combined with a white bathroom suite, adds an air of sophisticated elegance to a room.
Similar bathroom units
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Bath
Victoria Plumb

Heather Young has been Ideal Home’s Editor since late 2020, and Editor-In-Chief since 2023. She is an interiors journalist and editor who’s been working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines for over 20 years, both in-house and as a freelancer.
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