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Optimise Design is an Architecture & Interior Design Consultancy. Please visit our website: http://www.optimise-design.com/

Optimise Design is a consultancy firm specialising in architecture and interior design. We create beautifully designed spaces that enhance the lives of those who live in them.

15/10/2026

A little blue goes a long way. 💙

A soft, muted blue brings a lovely sense of calm to the living room in our recently completed show house at The Glen, Cabinteely, for Park Developments.

Carrying the same colour through to the hallway, staircase and joinery creates a sense of connection between the spaces.

A lovely example of how colour can bring a home together.

📷 Donal Murphy Photography

13/10/2026

The trick to designing a home for someone you’ve never met?

Make it feel personal, without making it too personal.

When designing a show apartment, the challenge is to create a space that appeals to a wide range of potential buyers, while still feeling like somewhere you’d genuinely want to live.

For our recently completed show apartment in Sandymount, we started with a soft, neutral palette and layered in natural textures, bespoke joinery and carefully chosen details to give the space warmth and character.

Little details, like these burgundy cabinet k***s, help give the apartment its own personality.

Because the best show apartments don’t just look beautiful. They make you imagine living there.

📷 Donal Murphy Photography

27/09/2026

Sometimes the smallest design decisions make the biggest difference.

This rooflight sits beside a lift shaft in a home we designed. It could simply have been left as it was, bringing daylight into the stairwell.

Instead, we designed a bespoke patterned metal screen to sit over it. As the light moves throughout the day, the pattern casts changing shadows across the walls below, turning something purely functional into something quite special.

It’s a small detail in the context of an entire house, but these are often the details that give a home its character.

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11/09/2026

A little preview of something we’ve been working on.

The finishing touches went into this stunning apartment this week, with a palette of oak, soft neutrals, deep burgundy and touches of mineral blue, layered with pattern and texture.

More to come soon.

02/09/2026

Show homes have a difficult job to do.

They need enough personality to feel like a real home, but not so much that you can’t imagine making the space your own.

A little glimpse of one we’re currently fitting out.

But that doesn’t mean they have to be bland, neutral or play it safe.

For this one, we’ve used soft blue-greys throughout, with deeper blues, warm whites and plenty of texture to give it its own character.

These snaps are a little glimpse of how this room is coming together. Can’t wait to share it once it’s finished .

29/08/2026

Does your home smell as good as it looks?

Denise’s latest piece for The Irish Times looks at something we don’t always think about when it comes to our homes — how they smell.

From nose blindness and pet smells to ventilation, cleaning products and home fragrance, Denise shares a few simple ways to make sure your home smells as good as it looks.

We’ll share the online link when it’s available.

12/08/2026

The secret to a really chic interior?

Borrow a trick from fashion and add one thing that’s a little unexpected.

Just as an unexpected scarf, bag or piece of jewellery can transform an outfit, one surprising choice can completely change the feel of a room.

Here, it was colour.

Earthware is from Mood, the paint collection Denise developed with Alchemist . A warm, dusty , earthy shade that adds just enough of the unexpected to make the whole scheme feel more considered.

05/08/2026

Some details deserve a second look.

The striped tile detail continues into the skirting, subtly connecting the walls and floor.

31/07/2026

Most people see a building site…

Swipe to see what we see.

The Vision…

Midway through a build, it can be difficult to imagine the finished home. That’s why we create detailed visualisations to help our clients see beyond the construction and have confidence in every decision.

29/07/2026

No two homes should ever tell the same story.

Every project starts by understanding the people we’re designing for. Their lifestyle, personality and aspirations become the foundation for a concept that’s entirely their own.

Only then do we begin selecting the materials, colours, textures and details that bring that vision to life.

Swipe through to see how this living room developed from the original concept to the completed space.

Address

34 Fitzwilliam Street Upper
Dublin
DUBLIN2

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9am - 5:30pm
Friday	9am - 5:30pm

Website

http://www.optimise-design.com/

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