Interior designer Sara Cosgrove's recipe for the perfect kitchen

Home Editor Eve Kelliher discovers what the pros consider to be the smartest ingredients for renovation success in the hub of the house

Interior designer Sara Cosgrove.

Open-plan living has transformed how Irish homes and families function, and kitchen design is evolving with it.

Yet we are all guilty of helping ourselves to generous servings of scroll-happy visual inspiration. But rather than pawing our screens ready to pounce like crazed copycats on whatever’s showing up on Instagram and Pinterest, let’s stop and think about how the space actually works on an IRL or day-to-day basis.