Room to Improve

In the ten years since they first met Avril and Andrew Wilson-Rankin have been dreaming of owning their own home. Now they've bought a property in Dun Laoghaire south county Dublin but it's as far from being a home, or even a house, as you could imagine.

Jean Robinson and Daithi Elliffe have bought themselves what they hope will be an ideal family home in a unique location - a listed 19th century former schoolhouse at Kilternan with spectacular views of the Dublin mountains, but all is not as it appears.

Struggling with a tight schedule, a limited budget and the traditionalist taste of his clients, can Dermot balance their love of classic farmhouse design with his own vision of clean urban functionality?

This week, Dermot wants to create a wheelchair friendly house in Malahide that's also a welcoming family home

Sally-Ann, her husband Trevor, and their four children live in Sally-Ann's childhood home - a huge, distinctive 1970s architect-designed home outside Mullingar in Westmeath that they've dreamed of rennovating for years.

Architect Dermot Bannon is challenged to blend a 1970s chic theme with a modern design in a house near Mullingar, Co Westmeath.

Pat and Marita plan to renovate and extend the 1950s 3-bed bungalow where Pat grew up - a tiny, dark house currently occupied by Pat's 93-year-old mother Mary. But with three generations of the family to accommodate - each needing their own personal space - architect Dermot Bannon has his work cut out.

Leonard and Caroline live in house once owned by Leonard's grandparents in the south Dublin suburb of Dundrum - a 1960s three-bed semi that hasn't changed at all since the couple bought it two years ago.