RTÉ Home of the Year: Forest house gets a perfect 10 from Amanda Bone

See the Antrim home through to final and the other two cool spaces, including a kitchen that made two judges want to waltz 

Janice and Rob McConnell's residence in County Antrim is the seventh through to the 2023 Home of the Year final on RTE One. Pictures: Joe McCallion

It was the site, situated on the County Antrim coast, with lush woodland and shimmering sea views, that first appealed to Janice and Rob McConnell. 

So, their main aim was to ensure their architectural new build merged seamlessly with the landscape.