First impressions count — so now is a time to front up

Kya deLongchamps on easy ways to make a critical impact in your hallway, which makes a huge difference when maximising a house’s design impact.

Still, the front hall is often thrown away as a simple jumping off point. Even where architecturally designed, double-height halls elicit gasps — there is often a wobble in aesthetic confidence or sheer neglect.

Estate agent Raymond O’Neill of Sherry Fitzgerald, Skibbereen points out the critical impact of the front hall at sale.