It's time! We're announcing our full shortlists for the Interior Influence 2019 Awards, celebrating Ireland's online creative community in House and Home style. We wanted to shine a light on all of our incredible nominees - and believe us, there is A LOT of talent out there - by introducing you to the shortlisted accounts in every category.
As we all try to live a more sustainability-focussed and eco-friendly life, there are plenty of changes you can make in the home to help the cause. We wanted to spotlight the Irish Insta-personalities and bloggers who are actively seeking to reduce, reuse and recycle in their home, sponsored by Colourtrend Paints.
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In alphabetical order, these are the 16 Irish Instagrammers who are making a change
@cathymcgovern_carrowlane
Name: Cathy McGovern - @cathymcgovern_carrowlane
Following: 4,150
About: Upcycling and revamping is Cathy's bag, as she goes about doing up her home.
@ck_ireland
Name: Catherine - @ck_ireland
Following: 2,704
About: Catherine is renovating an old home, unearthing treasures as she goes, and finding a new use and a new home for them.
@colourfulsaz
Name: Sarah - @colourfulsaz
Following: 964
About: Not much counts as rubbish in Sarah's home - everything has another use and another purpose with her keen eye for it.
@daintydressdiaries
Name: Catherine Carton - @daintydressdiaries
Following: 65.2k
About: It's rare a week goes by when Catherine isn't out pulling something out of a skip or off the side of the road to repurpose and reuse in her own home.
@dixiesyard
Name: Laura - @dixiesyard
Following: 3,896
About: Laura is very good at finding an alternative use for what some might see as rubbish - a great example is her recent makeover project reusing old parquet flooring to revamp her kitchen island.
@eimearhutchinson
Name: The Two Darlings - @eimearhutchinson
Following: 28.1k
About: As well as epic upcycling projects, Eimear often discusses sustainability related topics on her stories, with hints and tips.
@mollysabode
Name: Tara - @mollysabode
Following: 1,311
About: Tara has a talent for spotting charity shops finds for her home, which not only keeps them out of landfill but contributes to reducing fast interiors.
@passive_self_build_ireland
Name: Niamh, Mark and Mishca - @passive_self_build_ireland
Following: 1,663
About: This trio regularly post about ways to reduce our impact on the planet, especially when it comes to our homes and interiors.
@phoneboxman
Name: Paul - @phoneboxman
Following: 507
About: Paul repurposes old phone boxes beautiful into gorgeous decor pieces.
@saara_mcloughlin
Name: Saara - @saara_mcloughlin
Following: 4,490
About: No project seems too big for Saara - she's even upcycled her entire kitchen rather than replacing it - a whopper reuse.
@sixat21
Name: Yvonne - @sixat21
Following: 122k
About: You'll often find Yvonne making her own furniture or upcycling a piece to fit her home rather than buying new.
@tales.from.an.irish.farmhouse
Name: Millie - @tales.from.an.irish.farmhouse
Following: 1,916
About: Millie has rescued and revamped a caravan and often offers sustainability tips on her Instagram.
@theheywhohouse
Name: Rose - @theheywhohouse
Following: 684
About: Make do, mend, thrift and dumpster dive, Rose is well up for it rather than waste a single unnecessary thing in her home.
@thehomelyhaven
Name: Laura - @thehomelyhaven
Following: 13.7k
About: Laura has committed herself to plastic alternatives where she can, and natural cleaning methods, all in an effort to be more earth-kind.
@vintagehillcork
Name: Aisling - @vintagehillcork
Following: 7,086
About: If there's something to know about thrifting and sourcing vintage furniture, Aisling knows it. There's no fast interiors in Aisling's house - she spends her time sourcing the perfect pieces from her home, vintage or second-hand.
@vintageirishnest
Name: Meg - @vintageirishnest
Following: 279
About: Meg is an advocate for zero waste and breathing life back into furniture whenever possible.
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