Design Doctors

Yvonne, 29, is a Garda and wants to make over her family home in Co Kildare where she has lived all her life. She took over the mortgage after her parents passed away and has been renting out rooms for years to save so that she can redesign the house to make it feel like her own.

Kate and Declan live in a terraced townhouse in Raheny. They both work full-time and have two very young kids. Kate works long hours away from home and Declan works shift work which means he gets to be home during the day more with the children.

Christine and Bryan Keaveny live in a terraced house in Wicklow and have two toddlers. Bryan bought the house as a single man but never thought he would still be living in the same place with his wife and a young family.

Teresa and Michael live in a detached house in a rural community outside of Limerick. They have five adult children, one of whom still lives with them. Ríona is 22 and has a learning disability. She finds change very difficult so The Design Doctors need to make sure she is on board with the new design and that it suits her needs.

Morlin and Martin have spent most of their married life living in a large semi-detached house in Donnybrook. Morlin is a retired PE teacher who taught Olympics gymnastics and Martin works with marine electronics and is away a lot. Most of their kitchen dates from the 1970s, the oven is a relic from 1964.

Gerard lives in Rush with his twin children, Aoife and Ronan, age 17. The twins mother died when they were just 11 and Ger says he lost interest in the house altogether. He admits he knows nothing about interiors or colour or creating an atmosphere but with the help of the Design Doctors Ger hopes to make their house a home again.