InSpace Design

Working with Emily Cunnane, owner of InSpace Design, was one of the best decisions I made after buying our home. From the start, I knew our house needed a deep renovation—top to bottom—to create a space that would work for our family for decades to come. My goal was to find a designer who could bring cohesion, flow, and individuality into every space. The moment I came across Emily, I knew she was the perfect fit. Emily was invaluable from the beginning, offering guidance on the steps I needed to take with surveyors, contractors, and more. Once those were in place, she collaborated seamlessly with my architect, Ciara McGonigal of StudioAND, to develop a 360-degree interior and architectural design that was both visionary and highly functional. Her creativity, expertise, and instinctive understanding of how to make a home both stunning and deeply liveable were evident at every stage. She truly listened to our needs and aspirations, then translated them into a design that blew us away. There are endless decisions to make, and without a clear plan, it would be easy to veer off track. Having her design as our guide kept us focused and made decision-making easy, ensuring everything came together seamlessly. Emily is also an encyclopaedia of sources for furnishings, materials, and decor—most of which I had never come across before, making the process incredibly exciting. She introduced me to suppliers and items that truly elevated the house, ensuring that every element was special, distinctive, and tailored to us. Emily was brilliant at helping us prioritize, make smart decisions, and get the most out of our investment, without ever compromising on design or quality. Throughout the process, Emily was an incredible guide, making complex decisions feel effortless and ensuring the interiors complemented the architectural design seamlessly. She was always available, proactive, and solutions-driven, handling challenges with calm confidence. Emily has an exceptional ability to create spaces that feel cohesive, inviting, and deeply personal. Her meticulous attention to detail ensured everything worked in perfect harmony. But what truly sets her apart is her ability to blend beauty with practicality, designing a home that is not only visually stunning but also incredibly functional for daily life. Beyond her immense talent, Emily is one of the kindest, most respectful, and genuinely lovely people I have had the pleasure of working with. She approached our project with passion and dedication, treating our home as if it were her own. Now, living in this home, I see Emily’s magic in every detail. It feels like a true reflection of our family—elegant yet welcoming, thoughtfully designed yet effortlessly liveable. Emily didn’t just design a house; she created a home that tells our story. For anyone embarking on a renovation or redesign, I cannot recommend Emily highly enough. Her vision, talent, and dedication to her craft are truly exceptional.

I highly recommend Emily. We used her services twice in the past few years: one for an extensive room design and a second time to help craft a bespoke feature for another room in our house. Emily was highly engaged throughout and genuinely a pleasure to work with. We loved what she did for us: it was fun, ballsy, a bit different and fully met our brief (and our budget). Emily obviously has great listening skills when trying to understand what her client wants, but she also brings so much of her own thoughts, cultural and travel influences, and knows when to gently stand her ground. So we loved the outcome and the beautiful room she designed for us, but we also loved the process. We also appreciated her knowledge and use of suppliers and craftsmen, including great local Irish ones. I wouldn't hesitate to contact Emily again, and wish I had many more projects to work on with her.

We could not recommend InSpace Design and Emily more. Emily helped us with a home consultation after we'd just purchased our first property a small mid-terraced 19th Century house and we had no idea where to begin. Emily walked through our home with us and listened to our thoughts and basic ideas and using her experience and vision she immediately helped us to develop our plans and align with her creativity and style. Emily was very knowledgeable in all aspects of the interior design process including recommending suitable colours, lighting and general layout which really helped us as we have an old home with quirky aspects. In addition she provided links on where to purchase recommended furniture and materials to help us on our journey and also made introductions to tradespeople for work. Emily made the whole process a lot less daunting and helped us on our way to transforming the house.

I was on the search for an interior designer that would add colour and something different to my house and when I saw Emily’s instagram page, I knew I’d found the right person. She’s got fabulous ideas of how-to bring colour into a house, how to layout rooms to get the most out of them and comes up with great ideas of how to link everything up so it works! Every room she designed, I’ve had numerous friends asking me about the pieces she’s selected, the paint colour, the furniture she recommended and also her drawings of bespoke joinery. She doesn’t go with whatever is in vogue, she pushed me to go slightly out of my comfort zone and this took awhile to get used to but I did come around and I’m glad I did because I now have a really funky design that works exceptionally well, makes the house cozy, not formal and most of all fun! She’s extremely patient, always tries her best to get you the exact design you have in your mind and is she is really pleasant and easy to work with. She also connected me to a selection of very high-quality suppliers of goods and services, each one of them provided high quality products and an impeccable service. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending her as I really couldn’t have asked anymore of her, I was extremely satisfied with the finished design and service!

We had an excellent experience with InSpace Design and Emily and her team, who helped us out with the in-home consultation service, with a particular focus on our living room, kitchen and hallway. We have a small three-bedroom terraced house and Emily saw the potential right away! She spent time getting to know our ideas and preferences, and complemented them with her insights and suggestions, many of which we would never have been able to come up with ourselves but which fitted perfectly with what we wanted! Emily's advice, both during the consultation and afterwards, was practical, respectful of our limited budget, and really helped us feel brave in adding a bit of fun to our home. We're currently putting everything in place and are so excited to see the end result that Emily helped us envision. I would absolutely recommend working with Emily and her team!

We worked with InSpace to help us re-imagine what our new home (19th century terrace home) could look like, without tearing down any major walls, etc. Emily and Miriam did a wonderful job of taking our tastes and interests to bring a cohesive, bright, bold touch on our home! We are absolutely in love - it's completely unique to us! When people walk through the door - they smile and we've had multiple people say "you can't walk into your house without a smile appearing on your face" - and it's SO true. Everything from the design process to the iterations and changes was smooth and professional - Emily is an excellent communicator. Another thing I absolutely loved about working with InSpace was their knack for finding and working with the best artisans that are either local or based around Europe and offer unique pieces for your home. This was really one of my favourite parts - and some of the pieces in our home really stand out for that matter. I can't recommend InSpace enough for your project - big or small - especially if you are looking for something that represents you and pushes the boundaries - you won't regret it. Plus you get to work with Emily and Miriam - you won't regret it!

We worked with Emily on coming up for a plan for our house. As the owners of a smaller property we needed someone who was able to make every inch of the space work. Inspace came up with a plan that completely delivered on that, while also linking us up with amazing people who could make it a reality. Their designs really hit the brief and will make for a unique property. Exactly what we wanted.

Emily was very helpful, both during and after the consultation. Her ideas were clever and creative and she showed great vision for our house. I’m very glad we hired her

Emily worked with me to help with design ideas for two rooms in my house which were still only on plans. She gave me great ideas, even just chatting with her was so helpful. She’s also absolutely sound and lovely to work with. I only wish I could have her design my whole house.

My wife and I booked Emily's virtual design consultation and we're very pleased with the results - she gave us a lot of great ideas that we will implement, would definitely recommend!

I had a great experience with InSpace Design. Emily was so helpful and had lots of fantastic ideas. Not only did she have great ideas, she sent on links and photos so I would see similar designs and also where to purchase items that I would need. I feel comfortable sending her an email if I have a quick question about her ideas. I didn’t know where to start with doing up rooms in my house and now I’m excited to get started and know what to do. Very glad I went with Emily and InSpace Design!

I cannot recommend Emily and her team enough. They made the entire process really fun and pleasant. She took on my brief and was patient and able to guide me in areas where I was unsure. She really nailed what I was going for and I couldn't be more excited by her work. She has a keen eye, wonderful taste and is just all around really on the ball.