The Eternal House Project - Carraig Ard

Back in July 2014, we bought a run-down old bungalow in a really beautiful part of Barna called Forramoyle East, and embarked on a renovation project to turn it into a warm, modern, energy efficient home....we completed phase 1 of the project in March 2015, when I was 8 months pregnant, and haven't done an awful lot since...we'll get back to it in 2016! Check out our project blog for more info on the renovation project, and here are some photos of where we had got to by the end of Phase 1:

At 2300 ft sq, it's just the right size for our little family and has low running costs which will hopefully allow us to continue to invest in the evolution of the house as we grow and change as a family.

The style is contemporary and over time, we'll add scandinavian furnishings to it - for now, we've got all our old furniture so it's a bit of a mish mash.

As well as updating the interior, we also need to invest in the garden, driveway and the wall surrounding the property - all of which are surprisingly expensive! And a nice side project which David has taken on is to convert part of the garage into a home gym. I'll add blog posts on each of these as and when we make progress.