See how I gave a Victorian bungalow a cool yet cosy tiny-home makeover

Home Editor Eve Kelliher discovers how designer Lana Dullaghan presented this 1890s cottage in Portobello with a new lease of life

Designer Lana Dullaghan in the living area of the Portobello property. Pictures: Annette Brock

Space was limited. The budget was tight. But interior designer Lana Dullaghan’s imagination knew no bounds.

When she first turned the latch on this 19th-century property in Portobello, Dublin, Lana stepped back in time and into confined, cheerless rooms. “Before the renovations, the home was quite unwelcoming and lacked functionality, with no dedicated dining or sitting areas — just uncomfortable benches,” she says.