A furniture designer steps up to the challenge of a solo renovation and transforms a traditional Kerry bungalow with brave choices and a ‘Below Deck’ spin Adrian Duyn in his renovated Kerry bungalow. Photo: Nick Cavanagh Sometimes an old home presents itself in a way that’s easy to visualise its potential. It may be crumbling or in disrepair but its bones are elegant, ceilings high and original features still intact.
And, sometimes, it takes an extra bit of squinting to sense the inherent beauty and potential, itching to be uncovered. For furniture designer Adrian Duyn, his 1980s ‘typical square bungalow’ in Kenmare, Co Kerry, required some serious squinting when he clapped eyes on it in 2016. Luckily for Adrian, working in the family business with his father, Joop, specialising in furniture design, restoration and conservation, meant he had the moxie to not just pull off the restoration of the cottage himself but the design eye to visualise it as a modern home while paying homage to its past.
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