House call: Piano kitchen island strikes a festive chord 

We visit the Cork residence of 'Home of the Year' finalist David O'Brien whose traditional decorations create a timeless look

Christmas decorations and the 'piano kitchen island' in the home of David O'Brien. Pictures & Video: Larry Cummins

Who could forget the first impression An Teach Dubh made on us interiors voyeurs when we first saw it on RTÉ’s Home of the Year a few months ago?

Maybe it was the grand piano masquerading as a kitchen island that stayed with you, or perhaps the entire structure it is set in, standing with brazen confidence among the green fields of Ballygarvan, Co Cork?