Design Stories’ Angelina Ball is on the move — but Tandy’s Lane is a very special area and she’s headed just across the road
Asking price: 565,000 euros
Agent: Sherry Fitzgerald
There could be legal action to rename the Tandy’s Lane development in Adamstown, west Dublin, after its current occupant.
That may seem like a bit of an exaggeration, but consider that Angelina Ball has already left her indelible mark on seven or eight homes on the project and decorated many of the freak shows.
When the interior designer sells the 1,250-square-foot, three-bedroom home at 5 Tandy’s Square where she lives with her 9-year-old daughter Sienna and 23-year-old nephew Joe, she plans to move across the street. She built a slightly larger house in the same development, which she says will be her “forever home.”
Ball is the president of his own interior design company and online outlet designtories.ie, which carries out commercial and showhouse projects. The business is run out of the backyard where she built a design studio.
“You know, that’s where my fabric library is. And I work with another person, Jessica. She’s my right-hand man and sometimes my facilitator. She’s amazing. It’s my It’s just the two of us, and that’s the way I like it. She does all the administration and takes care of the website and accounting.”
Ms Ball said she had never actually seen herself living in the Lucan area, but when she went out and looked at the houses, she was struck by the beauty of the surrounding environment and how well the overall development was put together. He said he was “almost surprised” by what he was receiving.
“I’m in a shoehorned house facing a plaza with beautiful old trees and picnic benches,” she says.
“I’m basically walking out the front door and walking into a park-like area. The design of the development has been very well thought out and as a result the perspective of the WhatsApp group that we’re all part of. From what I’ve seen, it seems very family-friendly. Everyone is very involved in looking after the kids and keeping things organized, and I’ve really fallen in love with the place.”
Over the past two and a half years, Ball has put all of her design flair into creating her own home. she says: “The ceilings are nice and high, over 9 feet. And I think what that’s allowed me to do is ‘paint over’ the main room.” This means that all the woodwork and all the walls are finished in the same color, as is the ceiling. In this case, it’s Rolling Fog by Little Green Paints.
“We wanted to make sure this room was not only really cozy, but also in keeping with the contemporary architecture of the development.” This is one of my favorite pieces.
“I have a beautiful round piece of art that was custom made for me by a woman named Lillian Ecock, and I thought if I had to save anything from a fire, it would be that piece. I was just thinking.”
The ball wanted to introduce an element of curvature to ensure its comfort and used elements without hard edges to achieve this.
“There are a lot of curves in the room, too, and soft edges,” she says. “Like a coffee table, it’s not exactly square; the edges are rounded. Then there’s a little faux olive tree in the corner. Overall, it’s minimalist but cozy.”
The kitchen is off-white and almost identical to the one that came with the house, with shaker doors. Here, Ball didn’t change anything other than installing wooden batten on the wall to hide the radiator and adding some artwork to make it look more stylish.
“Then I wanted the dining area to have a bistro-like feel,” she says. “So we put herringbone tiles on the back wall of the dining area and removed the utility room door to create a pantry, so it actually feels like an extension of the kitchen.
“The great thing about these homes is that they have more utility space. Sometimes people end up just throwing things in there. My coffee machine and microwave are also here. I love this pantry space. It’s probably one of my favorite “nooks” in the house. ”
Another example of Ball’s smart use of space in her kitchen is her custom bench. “It’s not a big, clunky piece; it’s actually open at the bottom and made of wood very similar to a radiator cover.”
Since the house is located in the middle of a terrace, there was insufficient light coming in from the hallway, so Ball changed the door to a partially glass one so that light could enter the hall not only from the living room but also from the back of the house. It has become.
Elsewhere, Ball uses designer tricks to create the illusion of more space. For example, I installed a Xian Zeng wallpaper mural in my daughter’s bedroom.
Bell homes have an A2 BER rating thanks to high-efficiency windows, air-cooled water heating systems, mechanical ventilation, high levels of insulation and solar panels. There is off-street parking with a pedestal EV charging point to the front.
But it’s not just the bricks and mortar that Bell finds appealing about Tandy’s Lane, but the neighborhood as well.
“We have a very diverse group of people, and as a result, Sienna has grown up with a really diverse and international group of friends, and that’s one of the things I really like about it.”
The train ride to Houston from nearby Adamstown Station takes just over 20 minutes. Tandy’s Lane is approximately 5 minutes’ drive from Liffey Valley Shopping Center and other commercial areas. This definitely includes furniture moving companies, and it is unlikely that Bell will need their services.
The asking price for number 5 Tandy’s Square is €565,000 at Sherry Fitzgerald.