Behind the Scenes of Our Victorian Home Cover Shoot
Cover & magazine feature images Shauna Lally photography
Stylist: Sarah Twigg Doyle
Words: Orla Neligan
Cover star: Rachel Reidy
If there’s one thing that rings true for Rachel Reidy commercial brand consultant and owner of R2 Communications, it is the quiet power of manifestation. Having moved home from London in the pandemic, she had her heart set on a charming Victorian period property on Dublin’s coast, only to have it fall through at the last minute.
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After a brutal bidding war, she put it out of her mind until a few months later, when she got the call to say it was theirs if they wanted it, and just within their mortgage application window.
Watch☝🏻these behind-the-scenes snaps from our House Tour & take a peek at a few beautiful close-ups from Rachel’s classic/country chic home that didn’t make it into the full feature in the magazine.
Read more tips, the full interview and every image from this renovated home in the new issue of House and Home magazine.
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