Niamh Conway

Tropical Popical  Dublin's trendiest nail bar  Recently I came across this nail bar in Dublin city, and, I can confirm that it is one of my favourite nail bars to date! It's fun, full of energy and overall a happy place.The creative interior was inspired by an American road trip. The space is full of pictures and trinkets in the shape of parrots, flamingos and palm trees. They have neon signs and funky pop music playing and they even serve lilt in little carved out coconuts! The walls inside are covered with postcards from all around the world and inside you even get an opportunity to send your own tropical popical postcard!  This place is definitely worth a look, yes it's a business but who says it can't inspire your own home design?               

Dulux visualizer Ever wondered what your bedroom would look like if it were to be painted lime green, or your kitchen bright pink or even your bathroom sky blue? Now you can see for yourself! 'Picture it before you paint it'. The new Dulux visualizer app allows you to do just that! You can now see any wall, live in any colour, before actually painting it - madness, I know!  The app is quick and easy to use. Simply download it directly from the App store or Google Play on to you phone/tablet, take a picture of the wall you are interested in painting, select a colour from their wide range of online paints, and voila - your newly painted wall right before your eyes!  This app makes choosing paint colours easier than ever before, you'll never need to play it safe again!  Get downloading to try it out for yourself!

Trip to Neenagh  As I mentioned in a previous blog post, my course mates and I went on a college trip to CareyGlass in County Tipperary recently. Although it was very loud inside the actual warehouse and difficult to hear anyone speaking, it was a great experience to see how everything was made and to see all of the different options available to us as interior designers. It was really an eye opener to see everything that was possible with glass. CareyGlass are a massive company and a great asset for us to have here in Ireland. They have 1,000 + customers worldwide, they ship 98,000 square meters of glass every week and up to 230 deliveries daily.  If you would like to know more about CareyGlass you can visit their website at www.careyglass.com.