12. Behind the "Great House Revival" of a family home with Mary Rose Simpson

The Interiors Podcast

In this week's episode we speak with homeowner Mary Rose Simpson, who took on a big scale renovation of old family home.

Mary Rose's beautiful home came to our attention when she appeared on The Great House Revival on RTÉ.

Mary Rose moved home to Stradbally, Co Laois in 2019 and then inherited her grandmothers home. This home had so much emotion and so many memories attached to it, she tells us the story about how the renovation started and the journey she embarked on to have the beautiful home she lives in today.

Mary tells us about what a difficult journey renovation can be. But how rewarding it is when you reach the end, how you will then have a home that brings you so much joy.

We speak about her vision for the home, the professional services that she engaged with, the ideas she had for her home, the emotional connection to this family home and everything in between.

This episode is perfect for anyone contemplating this journey, or for anybody who is interested in understanding what taking on a renovation can be like. Mary gives us some wonderful insight into the highs and lows of renovation in this very honest episode.

There is so much detail in this episode, we would suggest you pop over and check out Mary Rose on Instagram @maryrosesimpson, so that you can visualize everything while listening.