Wellness FocusedTHIS YEAR'S IDEAL HOMES' SHOWHOUSE, DESIGNED BY HEDGEROE LIVING, IS AHUB OF ECO-FRIENDLY AND WELLBEING TECHNOLOGIES; CRISP,CONTEMPORARY FITTINGS AND FURNITURE; AND WARM, EARTHY TEXTURES,CREATING A BLISSFULLY RELAXING HAVEN

WORDS BY CAROLINE ALLEN. PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDREWWITKOWSKI.

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With our lives demanding us to be ‘always on’through smart technology, Rebecca Roe,creative director of Hedgeroe Home took astep back in creating the showhouse for thisyear’s Ideal Homes Show. Her mission was toallow us to switch off in our dwellings throughthe creation of a calm living space focusedon wellbeing, from which we can all takeinspiration.

“The Dyson wellbeing show house wasdesigned around two garden areas,” saysRebecca. “I love the idea of an internal

courtyard with living and sleep zoneswrapping around it. The house, which isaccessed through a south-facing diningarea, is open plan in its layout and I wantedall the areas to interconnect and flow aroundthe gardens,” she says. “We designed theinternal courtyard for an intimate nighttimegathering with magical starburst lightshanging overhead,” adds Rebecca. “Thefinishes mix different textures - wood, stone,stainless steel and paint - all combining togive interest and unite the open plan layout.”

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The dining area features a Phillip Jeffries wallpaperbehind the William Yeoward extendable diningtable in a rich ‘Smoke Screen’ colour. Grids ofweathered silver pattern combine luxe design withdurability and technology. The expansive sittingroom opens onto a kitchen and dining area. Thekitchen was painted in ‘On The Rocks’ byFleetwood Prestige, which allows the sleekstainless steel work surfaces with integrated hoband waterfall stone island to take centre stage.“The waterfall granite on the kitchen countercontinues into the living room, cladding thechimney. Our collaboration with Roundwoodkitchens was a wonderful experience and trulycreative,” says Rebecca.

The glass wall behind the sitting room and homeoffice overlooks a pared back Mediterranean-style garden. The corridor from the kitchen to thebedroom offers a view through the internalcourtyard into the sitting room and the full-heightgranite chimney breast with an inviting flickeringfire set into it.

“In the bedroom, we worked with Phillip JeffriesMash-Up range and created a bespoke naturalfibre paper with gold painted studs placed above

‘ON THE ROCKS’ PAINT BY FLEETWOOD PRESTIGE ALLOWS THE SLEEKSTAINLESS STEEL WORK SURFACES WITH INTEGRATED HOB AND WATERFALL

STONE ISLAND TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE. “THE WATERFALL GRANITE ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER CONTINUES INTO

THE LIVING ROOM, CLADDING THE CHIMNEY."

our wool boucle headboard to create a luxurious feelto the master bedroom. We also incorporated astunning textured paper, again by Phillip Jeffries, forbehind the dressing table and shelving units. "A deepcoral colour ‘Summer’s Eve’ crafted by Abington,draws the eye into the master bedroom vanity unit. Akey feature is the book matched marble wall behindthe freestanding bath. The supersized shower has afull-height window overlooking the garden,increasing the sense of connection with nature."

The covetable dressing room is one of Rebecca’sfavourite areas. “We had such fun designing it withAbington Joinery. We created a bespoke colourwood, which is a beautiful grey and silver finish. Wewanted to create something that would really inspirevisitors. Instead of wood doors for the wardrobes, wedesigned fabric. The panels were upholstered with

natural Irish linen finished with bronze studwork tocreate a delicate ethnic pattern. “The dressing tableand display unit continues in the same colour wood,but we introduced more organic textures in the formof our natural woven paper from Phillip Jeffries andtan leather lining inset into the drawers.”

The floors feature a slight smoked finish to the wood,with carpet set into the centre of the sitting andbedroom, again introducing changes of texture andcolour, and ensuring a soft landing when getting outof bed. Underlining the tranquil ambience is thewarm colour palette of natural linen. “We placedhand embroidered fabrics next to sculptural piecesand art which add pops of colour,” says Rebecca.“Materials that look and feel great will always havelongevity. As a rule, we say that the more naturalmaterials we can incorporate, the better. Linen, wool

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THE DINING AREA FEATURES APHILLIP JEFFRIES WALLPAPER BEHINDTHE WILLIAM YEOWARD EXTENDABLEDINING TABLE IN A RICH ‘SMOKESCREEN’ COLOUR.

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“WE PLACED HANDEMBROIDERED FABRICSNEXT TO SCULPTURALPIECES AND ART WHICHADD POPS OF COLOUR.”

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and natural wood are popular with interiordesigners for a reason – they are timeless andexude quality. However, quality isn’t alwaysdetermined by cost and the ability tounderstand what represents the ultimate incomfort, quality and sustainability is the resultof research, experience and talent."

Rebecca’s approach to design is holistic,firstly considering a space and its function forthe people using it. “Every area of a roomdeserves its own level of attention. So weprovide emphasis on the areas we wish todraw attention to, creating focal points withthe use of furniture, backgrounds and colour.There are areas of a room we might also wishto downplay. Too many items or featuresvying for the eye’s attention can bedisorienting, confusing and quite disturbing,”she says.

Her top tip for creating a better connectionwith the garden is to treat it as an extension of

your entertaining space. “Large glass doorsnot only allow light into your home but alsowhen open, create a seamless connectionbetween the two. Planting herbs not onlyadds texture and scent but it’s also joyfulwhen cooking to pick your own herbs.”

She enjoys working with Lee Jofa and Noblisfabrics; lighting from Porta Romana andRebecca Scott; Kravet and Phillip Jeffriesnatural wall coverings; and William Yeowardrugs, all available at Hedgeroe. “We designour own range of furniture and accessories,”says Rebecca whose background is infashion. She worked in London with leadingbrands including Beulah London, JennyPackham and Bergdorf Goodman. “My lovefor colour and design in the fashion world hastranslated into interior design, developingand sourcing all the elements of HedgeroeHome. I am passionate about sustainabilityand transparency in the creative process.”

"WE PROVIDE EMPHASIS ON THE AREAS WE WISH TO DRAWATTENTION TO, CREATING FOCAL POINTS WITH THE USE OF

FURNITURE, BACKGROUNDS AND COLOUR."

"INSTEAD OF WOOD DOORS FOR THE WARDROBES, WE DESIGNED FABRIC.THE PANELS WERE UPHOLSTERED WITH NATURAL IRISH LINEN FINISHED

WITH BRONZE STUDWORK TO CREATE A DELICATE ETHNIC PATTERN."

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THE SUPERSIZED SHOWER HAS A FULL-HEIGHT WINDOW OVERLOOKINGTHE GARDEN, INCREASING THE SENSE OF CONNECTION WITH NATURE.

THE COVETABLE DRESSING ROOM IS ONE OF REBECCA’S FAVOURITE AREAS.“WE CREATED A BESPOKE COLOUR WOOD, WHICH IS A BEAUTIFUL GREY

AND SILVER FINISH."

Source DirectorySponsor: Dyson Ireland, Dyson.ieInterior design: Hedgeroe Living, Hedgeroe.comCabinetry: Abington Design House, Abington.ieBed: DublinBeds.ieBedlinen: White & Green, WhiteAndGreen.ieCurtains & Blinds: Ashbrook Curtains and Blinds,Ashbrookcurtains.com

Kitchen: Roundwood Design,RoundwoodKitchens.ie

Granite kitchen: Granite and Marble Crafts,GraniteandMarblecrafts.ie

Bathroom: Grohe, Mtagencies.ieAphrodite Bath: Niko Bathrooms, NikoBathrooms.ieShower: Flair Showers, FlairShowers.comPaint: Fleetwood Paints, Fleetwood.ie

Tiles: House of Tiles, HouseofTiles.ieFire: Heatco Stoves and Fireplaces, Heatco.ieLighting: Hicken Lighting, HickenLighting.comTV: DID Electrical, Did.ieFlooring and carpet: TC Matthews,TCMmatthews.ie

Wallcoverings: Phillip Jeffries, PhillipJeffries.comWall panelling: Grain & Groove,GrainandGroove.ie

Natural stone garden: Natural Stone Carpets,NaturalStoneCarpets.ie

Atrium: Metolike by Kells Windows & Doors, Kells,Co. Meath, T: 046 9241235, KellsWindows.com

Garden: Caragh Nurseries, CaraghNurseries.ieCedral Cladding: Tegral Building Products,Tegral.com

External Windows: Vindr VS, VindrVS.com