How I spent my parents' Ãù¶â turning their home into my design fantasy: ÆâÉô¤Î Design Masters »Ù»ý¤¹¤ë¡¿Í¥¾¡¼Ô Roisin Quinn ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹s her technicolour masterpiece ´Þ¤àing a ¡ò2,595 light and ¡ò436-a-square-metre tiles
- ?Roisin Quinn, newly ±É´§¤òÍ¿¤¨¤ëd »Ù»ý¤¹¤ë¡¿Í¥¾¡¼Ô of BBC One¡Çs ÆâÉô¤Î Design Masters, has ÃíÆþ¤¹¤ëd her exuberant decorative style into her parents¡Ç ¾®Åç of Man home
ͺá¤Î ³Ú¤·¤ß or ¿®Íê¤Ç¤¤ë ÆâÉô¤Î design show? Either way, ¸«²ò¡Ê¤ò¤È¤ë¡Ëing ¿Íʪ¡¿»Ñ¡¿¿ô»ús for ÆâÉô¤Î Design Masters ¼¨º¶¤¹¤ë it is compulsive television for 1.8 million of us. The fifth °ìÏ¢¤Î the BBC One show, hosted by ÆâÉô¤Îs ÀìÌç²È Michelle Ogundehin and comedian Alan Carr, has just finished and, after eight weeks of challenges, ±É´§¤òÍ¿¤¨¤ëd 30-year-old Roisin Quinn as its 2024 ¾¡Íø¼Ô.?
¡ÆThree weeks before I started filming I ¤ä¤á¤ë my ¿¦¶È as a travel ½õ¸À¼Ô in Liverpool. I¡Çd always thought I had something creative in me ? I just didn¡Çt know how to ɽÌÀ¤¹¤ë it,¡Ç Quinn says.
She¡Çd spent her Áá´ü¤Ë years in Ireland, moving, Ϸǯ¤Î nine, to the ¾®Åç of Man with her parents, Michelle and Tommy, and siblings Danielle, Declan and Imelda. After a degree in ±é·à and a ¡Ê°ìÄê¤Î¡Ë´ü´Ö travelling that led to work in the »º¶È, styling her wedding in late 2022 got her ȼ¤¦¡¿´Ø¤ï¤ëd in ÆâÉô¤Îs.
![The sitting-room corner sofa is from local st
ore lifestylefurnitureplus.com. Wallpaper, ¡ò135 for a 10m roll, Lick x Studio Coverdale, lick.com. Ottoman, a second-hand find, upholstered in Sophie Robinson x Harlequin Sherbert Stripe, ¡ò115 a metre, harlequin.sandersondesigngroup.com](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/30/13/84266743-13362081-image-a-319_1714480964364.jpg)
The sitting-room corner sofa is from Ãϸµ¤Î Ãߤ¨¤ë¡¿Å¹ lifestylefurnitureplus.com. Wallpaper, ¡ò135 for a 10m roll, Lick x Studio Coverdale, lick.com. Ottoman, a second-¼êÅϤ¹ find, upholstered in Sophie Robinson x Harlequin Sherbert ¡ÊÅÚÃϤʤɤΡ˺ÙŤ¤°ìÊÒ, ¡ò115 a metre, harlequin.sandersondesigngroup.com
¡ÆIt made me realise that I really ¼êÇÛÃæ¤Î¡¤¤ª¿Ò¤Í¼Ô to Äɵ᤹¤ë a more creative path. After the wedding, people said I should go into event styling, but I knew ÆâÉô¤Îs was more for me. My parents¡Ç new house was the ¹ÔÊýÉÔÌÀ¤Î piece of the puzzle.¡Ç
Michelle and Tommy had recently built Primrose ½ÉÇñ¤¹¤ë, a five-bedroom family home on the ¾®Åç of Man¡Çs Ramsey coast. They had ¶¨µÄ¤¹¤ëd a couple of designers, but the decorating ·×²è¡¿±¢ËÅs they had put together weren¡Çt hitting the °ÌÃÖ¡¿±øÅÀ¡¿¸«¤Ä¤±½Ð¤¹, s o the house remained bland and unfinished.
![Roisin in the entrance hall, which features Summer Flowers mosaic tiles, ¡ò436.80 a sq m, bisazza.com. The stair runner is from local company osborns.im. The panelling is painted in Dark Brunswick Green, ¡ò57.50 for 2.5 litres, littlegreene.com](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/30/13/84266863-13362081-image-a-320_1714481080355.jpg)
Roisin in the Æþ¤ê¸ý hall, which features Summer Flowers mosaic tiles, ¡ò436.80 a sq m, bisazza.com. The stair Áö¼Ô is from Ãϸµ¤Î company osborns.im. The panelling is painted in Dark Brunswick Green, ¡ò57.50 for 2.5 litres, littlegreene.com
![The kitchen, by local artisans, is painted Dark Brunswick Green, as before. Lights, ¡ò575 each, rothschildbickers.com. Stools, ¡
ò195 each, oliverbonas.com](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/30/13/84266865-13362081-image-a-323_1714481169198.jpg)
The kitchen, by Ãϸµ¤Î artisans, is painted Dark Brunswick Green, as before. Lights, ¡ò575 each, rothschildbickers.com. Stools, ¡ò195 each, oliverbonas.com
¡ÆI thought I could do better,¡Ç says Quinn. ¡ÆIt Í׵᤹¤ëd a big ͽ»» and Mum and Dad had saved hard all their lives and ¼êÇÛÃæ¤Î¡¤¤ª¿Ò¤Í¼Ô to create something special for their Â࿦. We were on the same page ¡¼¤Ë´Ø¤·¤Æ¡¿¡¼¤ÎÅÀ¤Çs of style, so they took a leap of Ìó« and ¿®ÍÑd me with everything.¡Ç The images in this article ÌÀ¤é¤«¤Ë¤¹¤ë¡¿Ï³¤é¤¹ the colourful results.
In Áá´ü¤Ë 2023, Quinn ŬÍѤ¹¤ëd for a course at Manchester ¼çÍ×ÅԻԤΠUniversity. ¤Ë¤â¤«¤«¤ï¤é¤º the experience she¡Çd had decorating her parents¡Ç home, her »ÈÍÑ¡¿Å¬ÍÑ was turned É餫¤¹¡¿·âÄƤ¹¤ë. Rather than give up, instead she ŬÍѤ¹¤ëd to be a contestant on ÆâÉô¤Î Design Masters.?
The ÁªÂò ²áÄø, which began in April 2023, ´Þ¤àd four °ìÏ¢¤Î²ñµÄ¡¢¸ò¾Ä¡¿´°À®¤¹¤ës?of interviews and a ¿³ºº¤¹¤ë ¼Â¸³¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ë with the À¸»º¼Ôs in London. ¡ÆI didn¡Çt feel that ³Î¿®¤·¤Æ, but had to keep telling myself that if I got through to the next °ìÏ¢¤Î²ñµÄ¡¢¸ò¾Ä¡¿´°À®¤¹¤ë, they must have liked what they¡Çd seen.¡Ç
A week later Quinn received the call to say she was joining the show. Sadly, the elation of ¸ºß selected did not last long as, ¤¹¤°¤Ë after, her father Tommy was ¿ÇÃǤ¹¤ëd with ´â. This was ÇËÌÇŪ¤Ê news for the family.
![The preloved armchair and stool, ¡ò50 for both, were reupholstered in Velvet Spring Hollyhocks, ¡ò140 a metre, houseofhackney.com](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/02/20/84266855-13362081-The_preloved_armchair_and_stool_50_for_both_were_reupholstered_i-a-3_1714679644450.jpg)
The preloved armchair and stool, ¡ò50 for both, were reupholstered in Velvet Spring Hollyhocks, ¡ò140 a metre, houseofhackney.com
![The living-room curtains and pelmets are made from Very Rose and Peony fabric, ¡ò139 a metre, sanderson.sandersondesigngroup.com. The vintage sideboard has been sprayed Dark Brunswick Green, as before. Sofa, ¡ò3,500, from a selection, duresta.com. Rug, from ¡ò1,600, from a selecti
on, wendymorrisondesign.com. Sheepskin footstool, ¡ò489, baastool.co.uk](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/30/13/84266745-13362081-image-a-325_1714481180813.jpg)
The living-room curtains and pelmets are made from Very Rose and Peony fabric, ¡ò139 a metre, sanderson.sandersondesigngroup.com. The vintage sideboard has been sprayed Dark Brunswick Green, as before. Sofa, ¡ò3,500, from a ÁªÂò, duresta.com. Rug, from ¡ò1,600, from a ÁªÂò, wendymorrisondesign.com. Sheepskin footstool, ¡ò489, baastool.co.uk
¡ÆI felt a lot of ÈȺá for joining the show,¡Ç says Quinn, ¡Æas I knew I would be away filming so much. I kept thinking I should be at home, ¾ÇÅÀ¡Ê¤ò¹ç¤ï¤»¤ë¡Ëing on my dad. But once filming started I think it hel ped. It was brilliant to be able to call Dad in the hospital and say that I was through to the next week,¡Ç she says.
The show began with ten contestants (the least successful designer ¸ºß ½üµî¤¹¤ëd each week), all ľÌ̤¹¤ëing the challenge of transforming a ÈÏ°Ï of ¾¦¶È¤Î spaces across the UK, with a ¸Â¤é¤ì¤¿¡¿Î©·ûŪ¤Ê ͽ»» and help from a small ¶Ø»ß¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ëd of tradespeople. Quinn delighted the ºÛȽ´±s with her bold designs, from ²þ¤¤¹¤ëing a ½¤Æ»½÷¡Çs ÆÈ˼ in Norfolk into a B&B to working over Sophie Ellis-Bextor¡Çs Wembley ±ß·Á¶¥µ»¾ì dressing room.
![In
the master bedroom Roisin designed the headboard and bedcover using Dahlia Coral fabric, ¡ò75 a metre, harlequin.sanderson designgroup.com. Chandelier, ¡ò2,595, and wall lights, ¡ò350 each, purewhitelines.com](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/03/14/84266741-13362081-In_the_master_bedroom_Roisin_designed_the_headboard_and_bedcover-a-1_1714741928777.jpg)
In the master bedroom Roisin designed the headboard and bedcover using Dahlia »¹¸ê fabric, ¡ò75 a metre, harlequin.sanderson designgroup.com. Chandelier, ¡ò2,595, and ʽ¤Ç°Ï¤à lights, ¡ò350 each, purewhitelines.com
Her ability to ÃíÆþ¤¹¤ë colour, pattern and personality into everything she created saw her Àë¸À¤¹¤ëd the ¾¡Íø¼Ô (last Tuesday). ¡ÆI was ¼êÅϤ¹d a glass of ¥·¥ã¥ó¥Ú¥ó¼ò but was in such shock I couldn¡Çt stop shaking. Alan Carr had to retrieve the glass before I spilt it!
¡ÆIt sounds so weird to say, but 2023 was the best and worst year of my life,¡Ç she says. ¡ÆIt was so Íø±×¡¿¶½Ì£ing to learn the two extremes can Ʊ»þ¤Ëµ¯¤³¤ë¡¿°ìÃפ¹¤ë. I kept feeling I cannot ¤«¤â¤·¤ì¤Ê¤¤ be this happy while all of this other stuff is going on.¡Ç
Her dad is doing °æ¸Í¡¿ÊÛ¸î»ÎÀÊ and she has a ·ÀÌó with La R edoute for an ÇÓ½üŪ homeware and wallpaper collection, ƱÍÍ¤Ë as ·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës to ³«»Ï¤¹¤ë¡¤ÂǤÁ¾å¤²¤ë her own design studio, while working on »ö¶È¡¿·×²è¡Ê¤¹¤ë¡Ës for boutique hotels, restaurants and ˸¤²¤ë¡¿Ë¡ÄÊÛ¸î»Î¶Ès. So the ̤Íè for Quinn is looking as Í˾¤Ê and joyful as the rooms she artfully creates.
![Positioned before the bay windows of the dining room, the table has far-reaching Isle of Man views. Chairs, ¡ò185 each, oliverbonas.com. Tableware, from a selection, from ¡ò34 for a Green Lace dinner plate, mrsalice.com. Pendant light, from ¡ò575, rothschildbickers.com](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/04/30/13/84266849-13362081-image-a-328_1714481243668.jpg)
Positioned before the bay windows of the dining room, the ¡ÊÊÆ¡Ëê¾å¤²¤¹¤ë¡¿¡Ê±Ñ¡ËÄóµÄ¤¹¤ë has far-reaching ¾®Åç of Man ¸«²ò¡Ê¤ò¤È¤ë¡Ës. µÄĹ¡¤»Ê²ñ¤ò̳¤á¤ës, ¡ò185 each, oliverbonas.com. Tableware, from a ÁªÂò, from ¡ò34 for a Green Lace dinner plate, mrsalice.com. Pendant light, from ¡ò575, rothschildbickers.com
![The master bathroom centres on this rolltop bath, ¡ò2,419, burlingtonbathrooms.com. Floral wall mosaic, to order, bisazza.com. Chandelier, ¡ò2,595, purewhitelines.com. Rug, ¡ò1,600, from a selection, wendymorrisondesign.com](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/02/20/84266747-13362081-The_master_bathroom_centres_on_this_rolltop_bath_2_419_burlingto-a-1_1714679644404.jpg)
The master bathroom centres on this rolltop bath, ¡ò2,419, burlingtonbathrooms.com. Floral ʽ¤Ç°Ï¤à mosaic, to order, bisazza.com. Chandelier, ¡ò2,595, purewhitelines.com. Rug, ¡ò1,600, from a ÁªÂò, wendymorrisondesign.com
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