A revamp that gives a tiny apartment 'more storage than a three-bed home'

How Cork interior designer David O'Brien gave this Ranelagh pad a whole new lease of life

The Kitchen seen from the sitting area at 132 Ranelagh Road with interior design by David O'Brien. Photograph Moya Nolan

HIS creative use of a grand piano for cooking prep as well as entertaining earned this Cork interior designer headlines across the globe.

The sleek space in which the unique “kitchen island” sits and the other considered rooms in the house won David O’Brien a runner-up spot in RTÉ’s Home of the Year series.