Phoebe Edmondson: 'When I walked up to the front door, it was what you see in all the movies'

The Waterford-born interior designer and Instagram star shows her Boston home and reveals how to create the ultimate Christmas haven

Phoebe Edmondson with her husband Nick Corcoran, their sons William Corcoran and Archie Corcoran and Berry, the Irish westie from Wexford, right, the dining room and below right, a mini-Christmas tree in the hallway. Pictures: Phoebe Edmondson

On an ordinary day in a picturesque cul-de-sac in Boston, Waterford-born interior designer Phoebe Edmondson felt something ineffable. She had found the one — the home she would share with her husband Nick and two boys, Archie (5) and William (8).

A classic colonial design rooted in symmetry, the house exuded kerbside appeal. “When I walked up to the front door, it was exactly what I’d always dreamed of," says Phoebe. "The red-brick front — it’s what you see in all the American movies. The windows, the light, the layout — it was just perfect. I knew then that it was our home.