Megan Burns

Dublin

Deputy Editor, Image, Image Interiors and Living at Image Magazine

Deputy editor, IMAGE & Image Interiors

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Articles

Cocktail Club: This bright and refreshing cocktail is the perfect after-work drink

1 week ago | image.ie | Megan Burns

With fresh citrus flavours and a welcome fizz, it’s effortless to put together and a real crowd-pleaser. Making cocktails is the perfect way to mark the end of the week and set you up for the weekend, but making something refreshing and delicious doesn’t have to be complicated. That’s why we asked world-class Irish mixologist and Diageo Head of Advocacy, Cal Byrne, for his go-to recipes to make at home.
This Wicklow home is a delightfully modern take on the traditional rural dwelling

1 week ago | image.ie | Megan Burns

Architecturally adventurous yet warm and welcoming, this new-build respects the buildings around it, while offering something fresh. Down a quiet road, over a bridge that traverses a stream, and along a laneway that curves through what was once a field, is a home that was dreamed up many years before its white walls and pitched metal roof came to stand here.
Bright table linen to elevate your summer gatherings

1 week ago | image.ie | Megan Burns

Summer gatherings are all about getting your favourite people together, and if you’re lucky, you might even get some sunshine to enjoy. Whether it makes an appearance or not, bright table linen, from patterned, to embroidered, to saturated hues, will instantly put everyone in a good mood. A generous table cloth accented by fun napkins doesn’t have to feel formal – it’s simply a way to add colour and texture to your table. Here is our edit of summer-ready pieces.
This Clontarf semi-d shows how simple but considered design can reinvent a home

1 week ago | image.ie | Megan Burns

A growing family needed more space, so Architectural Farm responded with an extension that feels generous, yet extends less than three metres into the garden. Home to a family of five, this semi-detached Clontarf home lacked day-to-day functionality, as well as needing an upgrade in terms of electrics and heating. “The house had previously been extended,” Shane Cotter of Architectural Farm explains, “but lacked a space that the whole family could enjoy together.
This Co Down home is full of bold colour and vibrant art

3 weeks ago | image.ie | Megan Burns

Image / Living / Interiors A home that has been passed down through a family has been updated with a modern extension and a clear design vision. Riki Neill is director and founder of RNN Communications, but alongside this she has always had a love of art and design, and this is evident in her Co Down home. Almost 100 years old, it originally belonged to her grandparents, and her parents also built a house on the same land.
This Kenmare cottage has been opened up to maximise its space without extending

3 weeks ago | image.ie | Megan Burns

Image / Living / Interiors Once vacant, the home is now cosy and warm inside, with biophilic details that connect it to the landscape outside. When interior designer Emma Lee first drove up to this Kenmare cottage, she could see there was plenty of potential. “I was delighted to see large established gardens and what could be a charming home,” she explains. “Unfortunately, inside the home that uplifting feeling disappeared.
Meet this Co Cavan textile designer creating gorgeous fabrics and wallpapers

3 weeks ago | image.ie | Megan Burns

Image / Living / Interiors With a background in textile design and fashion, Siobhan Elizabeth creates patterns inspired by childhood nostalgia and the landscape around her. Based in Co Cavan, designer Siobhan Elizabeth creates unique patterns for her range of fabrics and wallpapers, with a distinctively Irish mood. St Brigid’s crosses, farmhouse crockery and Irish bogs all pop up in her designs. Her most recent work is a woven tapestry.
Lifestyle blogger Hilda Smith on ageless style, favourite road trips and restaurants to try

1 month ago | image.ie | Megan Burns

Hilda’s days are jam-packed, between updating her followers, heading to Pilates, and chasing after grandchildren, so the Peugeot 3008 is indispensable for getting there in style. Hilda Smith’s career may have been as an English teacher, but after retiring in 2015, the 68-year-old has had a whole new journey after starting her lifestyle blog, Over The Hilda. “There were plenty of blogs for a younger audience but nothing for women of my age,” Hilda says.
Boxing coach Issy O’Neill shares how she powers through her busy days

1 month ago | image.ie | Megan Burns

Issy O’Neill may have grown up in a fitness-loving family, but her career as a boxing coach came about quite by accident. “I played hockey all through primary and secondary school which fuelled my competitive nature. When I got older, I started to become interested in training with a purpose – I started registering in long distance races (1 marathon and 3 half marathons) so that I had a goal date, but I had never boxed before until I was in college,” Issy explains.
Pastel perfect tableware to inspire your Easter gatherings

1 month ago | image.ie | Megan Burns

Skip to content Image / Living / Interiors Whether you’re gathering the family together or simply want to incorporate a touch of spring to your table, here are some pieces that celebrate the mood of the season. Easter is the perfect excuse to put a little more effort into setting the table. Perhaps you have a crowd coming over, and you want to add some flourish to the day. Or perhaps you want to add a fresh spring feel to your everyday table.