What To Consider Before Renovating Your Bathroom

tiled bathroom by Emerald Interior Design

Before starting on a bathroom renovation, carefully consider your functional requirements as well as the design aesthetics.

Today’s modern bathroom serves many purposes. It needs to be functional for all family members, (both the adults and the little folk). There should be adequate storage for towels, toiletries etc. It should be well ventilated, have good lighting for shaving/applying make up etc and maybe a haven where you can soak in a hot bath after a long and weary day.

For the smallest room in the house, we certainly demand a lot from it!

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Paint It Pink At The Ideal Home Show

Yesterday I was fortunate to be invited to attend The Paint It Pink Afternoon Tea Party at the RDS. The event was part of the Irish Cancer Society “Paint It Pink” campaign in aid of Breast Cancer awareness and was hosted by DFS, sponsors of the DFS Showhouse at the Irish Permanent Ideal Home Show.

This year the showhouse has been designed by the incredibly talented Roisin Lafferty of Kingston Lafferty Design.

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It’s My Birthday – Let’s Get To Know Each Other!

Today is Emerald Interior Design Blogs 4th birthday! The last 4 years have been a wonderful adventure for me and I want to thank you all so much for all your support. Your comments, tweets, and emails always mean so much to me.

One of the things I love about blogging is the way you get to connect with people from all over the globe. It’s a weird but amazing friendship where you can form a bond with people without ever having met them.

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