Coastal and Holiday Homes, Cork

Interior design by Paul Coffey · West Cork and East Cork

Coastal and Holiday Homes, Cork

Salt air, sandy feet and a full house in August. Paul plans holiday and coastal homes that are easy to live in and easy to leave, and he's in West Cork and East Cork every month.

Book a free 30-minute introduction If you live elsewhere

Paul is in West Cork and East Cork every month
Plan it by video from wherever you live
Trusted local craftsmen for anything made to measure

A round dining table and wooden chairs beside a wide window looking out over open countryside

A different brief from the house you live in

A holiday home has to take wet dogs and wellies, a crowd for a week and nobody for a month. It has to look right the moment you open the door after the drive, and it has to be easy to close up again on the last morning.

Coastal homes are one of Paul's favourite kinds of job. He loves the sea, the change of pace, and the chance to make something special for someone and their friends and family. The brief he comes back to is calm rooms, natural materials and nothing too precious to use.

What Paul plans for

Sea air and sandy feet. Fabrics that wash, rugs that can go out on the line, finishes chosen for a house by the water.
A full house. Seating and beds for the number of people who actually come to stay.
The door. Somewhere for boots, bags, wetsuits and beach things, so they stop at the hall.
Long evenings and dark weekends. Lighting for a bright July night and a wet weekend in November.
Ready before the season. Planned in the quiet months, finished before Easter or the summer.

West Cork

Kinsale, Clonakilty, Rosscarbery, Glandore, Union Hall, Skibbereen, Baltimore, Schull and the peninsulas. Old farmhouses, stone cottages and new houses with a view. Paul is in West Cork every month, so site visits fit around his trips.

East Cork

Crosshaven, Cobh, Ballycotton, Shanagarry, Garryvoe and Youghal. Seaside houses and weekend places an hour or so from the showroom in Ballincollig, and on Paul's list every month too.

If you live elsewhere

If home is Dublin, London or further away, the project runs by video until someone needs to be at the house. Then Paul, or one of his craftsmen, is there.

A free 30-minute video introductionTalk through the house, how it's used and when you want it ready.
Photos and the floor planOr Paul measures up on his next West Cork or East Cork trip.
The plan, by videoLayouts, mood boards and a priced, shoppable list for every room.
Craftsmen on the groundPaul's own network for anything made to measure, painted or fitted.
Delivery and set-upFurniture from our showroom delivered and set up, so you arrive to a finished house.

How a project runs by video →

In their words

“We renovated the whole house from abroad and Paul ran the lot. We walked in to a finished home.”

Sorcha & Mark · Whole-home project, Kinsale

From our showroom

Natural woods, linen and rattan: a few of the pieces that suit a house by the sea.

Iowa whitewashed dining table in a bright panelled dining room — **Iowa Dining Table Whitewash**Whitewashed mango wood

Iowa whitewashed coffee table in a living room — **Iowa Coffee Table Whitewash**Whitewashed mango wood

Cafe oak dining chair with a rattan seat — **Cafe Dining Chair Oak/Rattan (Set of 2)**Oak and rattan

Chic cane bed in weathered oak in a made-up bedroom — **Chic 6′ Cane Bed Weathered**Cane and weathered oak

Where to start, and what it costs

Where to start	What you get	Fee
The Introduction	30 minutes with Paul, in the showroom, by video or by phone. An honest steer on scope and budget.	Free
The Room Consultation	Paul at the house for up to two hours, one room: layout, colour and lighting direction, and a shortlist by email. The fee is credited in full toward any larger package.	€550
The Room Concept	Measure-up, mood board, a scaled layout and lighting plan, and an itemised, shoppable list for one room.	€1,165
The Three-Room Edit	Up to three connected rooms designed as one, with an accompanied shopping day.	€3,625
The Full Home	Every room, with sourcing, craftsmen, delivery and styling managed for you.	By quotation

Design fees include VAT at 23%. Furniture and materials are priced separately. Travel beyond 30km of Ballincollig is quoted when you book.

Questions people ask

Do I need to be there?

No. The planning can run by video, and Paul or one of his craftsmen is at the house when someone needs to be. You're welcome to meet Paul there if you'd like to.

How often is Paul in West Cork and East Cork?

Every month. Site visits are planned around those trips.

When should I start for next summer?

Autumn and winter are the time. Planning takes a few weeks, and made-to-order furniture needs around four weeks after ordering, so starting early means the house is ready before Easter or the summer.

Do you furnish holiday lets too?

Yes. Lets have their own brief: hard-wearing, quick to clean and good in the photos. See holiday let interiors.

How is travel charged?

Travel beyond 30km of Ballincollig is quoted when you book.

Tell Paul about the house

Start with a free 30-minute introduction, in the showroom, by video or by phone. Use the form below and he'll come back to you within one working day.

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A question about a piece, a room you're stuck on, or a lie-down you'd like to book — send it over and Paul will come back to you within one working day.

Prefer to talk? Call the showroom on (021) 601 5002