Testimonials
“Niamh was recommended by a friend as we had hit a bit of a slump and decision freeze mid-way through a long renovation. She immediately motivated and energised us! She pushed us to be bolder and more confident and choose colours and interiors that really reflected our personalities and lifestyle. She made incredibly helpful and thoughtful suggestions throughout the house and encouraged us to push forward and keep going. We’ve fallen in love with our newly improved house and it brings us such joy to walk into the warm, welcoming and joyful space Niamh has created for us. I would recommend her to anyone wanting to add personality, style and sprinkle of magic to their home!”
“I was introduced to Niamh more than a decade ago when a friend and I attended one of her seasonal inspiration masterclasses. Since then she has helped my husband and me with several projects, from once-off consultations to create an ‘overview’ plan for improvements to our home, to the detailed work of converting an old rubble-built farm building into a cottage for letting, where she assisted us all the way through from designing the layout to choosing art and everything in between.
In each project we have been impressed with Niamh’s creativity combined with her practicality. There are two things I particularly like about working with Niamh. First is that she will make suggestions, particularly around colour, that are more interesting than we would come up with on our own (which can lead to lively three-way debates) but my husband and I feel that the final results capture an enhanced version of our own combined styles, not an outsider’s view of how our space should look and feel. Secondly, she is no sycophant and will give her opinion forthrightly, which is important to me because we are paying for her expertise, not for her agreement with our every whim.
Developing our current property as a home and a business is a long-term project with which we hope and expect that Niamh will continue to be a friendly, guiding hand for a long time to come.”
“Working with Niamh you know you are going to end up somewhere exciting! She has the ability to find the magic in a room.
Whether that be with a paint colour, sourcing an interesting gem, where to hang a picture or to help an old piece find a home and “own it”.
Niamh was great at listening and bringing my husband and I to the same place – especially important when we both have quite different taste.
When you are leading a busy life and doing up a home, having an interior confidante becomes even more important especially when you have so many decisions to make- what could otherwise have been very daunting and overwhelming – Niamh managed to make fun! (With the help of teasy and the late Dinny of course)”
“We used Niamh’s services while downsizing from a five bedroom home to three bedroom apartment located on the top floor of a 300 year old building in the countryside. Niamh advised us on colour, with some slightly unusual suggestions that nudged us out of our comfort zone, but always with amazingly good results!
Niamh also provided really helpful interior design space tips, how to rework and up-cycle certain pieces of furniture and the best places to hang art.
We continue to use Niamh’s interior consulting services on an ad hoc basis for various projects within our country house business. We have recommended her to many as we feel she is so resourceful and offers excellent value. We wouldn’t be without her!”
“I was lucky enough to be introduced to Niamh before building work started on my house renovation. She was involved from beginning to end on how every aspect of the interior of the house would look and feel. I would never have achieved the look without Niamh’s involvement.
Niamh has a natural gift for helping you to decide what it is you are looking for. She can then turn that theory into reality. All you have to do is come up with a vague idea and she provides lots of options and suggestions all of which are worth pursuing.”
“From the very beginning Niamh sought to understand my taste and ideas and was able to interpret them very successfully. She took time to listen and understand my project. I adore the colour scheme for the house we chose together, she helped me have courage in my choices. As well as been creative, Niamh is also very practical and made suggestions for the kitchen which improved the layout and functionality.
I ended up with a home that was much more creative and imaginative than had it been left to me.”
“We initially engaged Niamh to advise on the renovation of our home, having fallen in love with a showhouse she had styled. She did a fabulous job. We love how she mixes old and new and her little quirky touches but most of all her use of colour. Niamh is also very creative in incorporating older pieces into the new look, which can be very cost effective.
We called on Niamh again to advise on subsequent projects involving the renovation and upgrade of the Georgian House and apartments in our self-catering business. She excelled, making each area unique and creating inviting, atmospheric spaces, proving hugely popular with guests. Niamh is very easy to work with – she has great flair and style with a wonderful feel for colour but is also very practical and astute. She knows instinctively how to make the most of any space.”
“I have a keen interest in interior and design. When I embarked on a major restoration project I did not consider myself in need of the input of a specialist. That all changed when I met Niamh. She quickly established how indispensable her advice is. Her creative insight is unlimited and extends to colours, placement of furniture and art – even the arrangement of our bookshelves benefited from her natural flair for style. Her input was vital and achieved outstanding results.”
“Niamh has transformed our house into a home we love to wake up in every morning! Whilst listening carefully to our ideas she also nudged us gently out of our comfort zones, opening up a world of colour possibilities we thought would never work. She had more than enough artistic talent and experience to reassure us when we lacked the vision for the completed project. I feel so lucky to have had Niamh work with us – I couldn’t recommend her highly enough.”
“My wife and I were just completing our new-build home when we had the good fortune to discover Niamh and her services. At the time we were overwhelmed with decisions, as well as balancing work and family life. Niamh arrived on site and gave us the final push to finish our new home. She gave us the courage to use beautiful colours throughout our home, guided us on kitchen design, helped us to choose furniture, carpets and textiles. She helped us create a beautiful unique home and we are so happy we met her.”
“Niamh is professional & full of enthusiasm. She helped us bring our visions to life in transforming our restaurant & cocktail bar to the warm and atmospheric destination that it is today.”
“We met Niamh when she was engaged by a client of ours to advise on interior colours on a domestic project. We were really impressed with the ease at which Niamh aided the clients and the final colour scheme. Since then I have used Niamh on my own home and have recommended her to a number of architects and clients of ours who have also availed of her service.”
“Niamh is amazing! We were looking for ideas to liven up our boring decor when we met Niamh, she is full of enthusiasm we love her style, it’s eclectic and a little shabby chic. Niamh helped me choose new windows, front door, a colour palette for most of my rooms, and in a final flourish, hung our paintings. Many of our friends, on seeing our home, have had Niamh advise them too – we are all so glad to have met her!”
“Niamh provided great advice to me on how to make a large open plan area more homely and how to create different spaces within this large area. Niamh listened carefully to what styles I liked and how my family used the space. She was able to translate what I wanted into concrete ideas and she added several creative twists. In addition Niamh suggested many things I would never have thought of myself which really worked. With Niamh’s help my open plan area was transformed into something unique and original which I love.”
“Niamh made a real difference to how I use my home. Before I approached her to help me, I would never have even sat down in my kitchen with friends, now when they come over they are drawn to the cosy kitchen and we end up sitting around the kitchen table for hours chatting. I adore it. She has managed to create an atmosphere where there was none before.
In the living room it had all been a bit haphazard, I had been collecting artworks for years but everything was thrown together. Niamh came in and changed the wall colours and rehung all my pictures, rearranged the furniture and displayed everything in such a way that it has all come together. All this transformation was carried out with a lot of considered thought but not much cost. I am delighted. She was resourceful and enthusiastic and the whole process, something I had been procrastinating on for years, was actually quite fun!”
“My husband and I recently engaged Niamh to redecorate and furnish our family home and assist us picking artwork. She really listened to us and understood the needs of our family of three small children.
We are delighted with what she has achieved. We love her choice of colours, materials, textures, design and creative ideas. We would never have picked them ourselves and would have gone for the same old thing again. She also managed a tight budget, suggesting creative alternatives where necessary.
The results have totally transformed our home. Our kitchen is now beautiful – warm, organised, decluttered with a play area for our children. It was wonderful to get Niamh’s advice and not to have to trawl around shops. The speed of her service and the fun way in which she presents her suggestions is excellent. Niamh is a delight to work with, energetic, enthusiastic and full of creative ideas.”