Congratulations to all our IDI members who took part in the Spring Ideal Home Show and thank you to everyone who came down to the Ideal Home Show on April 21st-23rd and visited the 'Ask an Expert' hub to meet our IDI members offering their advice for free to support a great cause, Emma Cooling, Cooling Design, Monica Daly, MD Designs; Serena Kitt, Kitt Interiors Ltd; Linda McNally, Clontarf Interiors; Deirdre O'Connell, Dtale Interior Design and Lana Dullaghan, Lana Dullaghan Design.

 

MD Designs and Lana Dullaghan Design showcased their roomsets at the Fleetwood Interior Design Hub while Lana Dullaghan discussed "Colour and Art for your Interior" and Jackie Carton spoke about “The value of engaging a professional interior designer” at the Interior Designer Theatre.

 

Over the 3 days of the event, the visitors who availed for an expert’s advice consultation donated €2,473 for the worthy charity, Dublin Simon Community – preventing homelessness.

And all IDI interior designers said participation was a positive experience!

 

If you missed the show or want to find out more, you can read and listen to insightful content from our IDI members:

• NEWSTALK PODCAST- Industry Review with Bobby Kerr, Jo Linehan, Sustainability Journalist, consultant & founder Gaff Interiors; Eva Byrne, Architect specialised in House Consultations and IDI member Monica Daly of MD Designs
• Colours inspired by Irish Nature, by interior designer and artist - Ideal Home Show, Lana Dullaghan Designs
• Top Tips on how to Make A Plan for your Home Renovation Projects - Ideal Home Show by Monica Daly, MD Designs

 

The Ideal Home Show will return on October, 20th-23rd 2023 with another opportunity for IDI to take part. 

The ‘Ask an Expert Hub’ is a great opportunity to meet potential new customers while at the same time giving our time in aid of this very worthy charity for the homeless, and every year members report positive and worthwhile interactions and lead generation. It was cited by 39% of visitors to the April 2022 Ideal Home Show as one of the reasons they attended.

 

If members are interested in being involved please get in touch with Sorcha, info@idi-design.ie.

 

Read what previous participating IDI members have to say:

‘Thank you so much for this wonderful opportunity and all your support. I had the best experience at the Ideal Home Show. Full weekend of marketing, meeting professionals and potential clients... 3 days full of joy and opportunities. Fleetwood and Ideal Home Show teams were super helpful, supportive and very friendly all the way. I am very proud to be a member of IDI and I will be definitely highly recommending IDI to many design professionals.’

Lana Dullaghan, Lana Dullaghan Designs
 

‘It was a fantastic show with huge amounts of creativity on display. Lovely to meet so many positive and enthusiastic people from the interiors sector.’

Jackie Carton, Carton Interiors

“Thanks so much for the opportunity! It was great to get out and meet some active homeowners. I met so many new clients and gained new business from the IDHS. Visitors came from the four corners of Ireland and I have already received 4 inquiries this week alone. In addition to this, one of the clients I met last October 2021 contacted me one year later for a design consultation.”

Monica Daly, MD Designs

 

“It was great to be part of Ask an Expert again to support both the IDI and the Dublin Simon Community. The visitors during the Autumn show were there to do business. I met people from all over the country and discussed very interesting projects. I have secured some work and I am following up on more enquiries. It was definitely time well spent. Looking forward to April 2023.”

Angela Connolly, Conbu Interior Design

 

“It was a great chance to meet genuine people with real interior design projects going on. During the busy session, many commented to me that "Ask An Expert" was the real draw for them and one of the best parts of their Ideal Homes visit. It was nice knowing the donations were for charity, while giving advice to those who sought it."

Deirdre O'Connell, Dtale Interior Design