See how makeover lets the light flow in bungalow with lake view

'We could have bought a house in the suburbs in a brand-new housing estate — but that's not what we wanted'

Transformed: Ciara and Bobby's County Wicklow bungalow.

If the lake view was “the sole reason for the purchase” of a derelict property, according to homeowner Bobby, flooding it with light would be key to its transformation.

Dublin couple Bobby and Ciara bought their 1980s bungalow, on the shores of the Poulaphouca reservoir, for €325,000 in late 2019.