Ideal Home Show - 2026

The Interiors Association had a strong presence at the Autumn Ideal Home Show. Our members gave their time to the Phone Watch Ask The Expert Stand in aid of the Simon Community and our President Jenny Coughlan was on the DFS Interior Stage with Jo Linehan. Thanks to our industry partner Sonas for inviting us to join them for their talk and to Niamh O Carroll for her continued support in involving us.

Our designers commented:

" As a member of The Interiors Association, it was a wonderful opportunity to be a part of something bigger for a weekend, collaborating with the other members and designers and building great friendships. Getting to know our partners, B2B and what they offer is such a benefit when offering these products and services to our clients. Sole traders don’t always get the opportunity to work together and bounce ideas around and the industry support is important for small businesses. This weekend was a great success and I encourage anyone who is considering joining the IA to join, come along to one of our events and see what it’s all about."  - Maggie

"Being part of the IA is fantastic support when you do not have a design team at hand. The industry support & connections it introduces are so important in developing our industry as a professional body. ' - Vyvyan Byrne, VB Designs

Designer members trip to Dulux Colour Academy and Willie Duggan Lighting

Designer trip for members to Cork and Kilkenny. We had an early start and with a mid morning stop off at the Storeyard in Portlaoise before reaching the Dulux Academy in Cork. There was an informative learning session and then we got hands on, experimenting with all things colour including the Dulux Heritage range, guided by colour guru Cora Collins. An interesting and entertaining trip with samples and advice aplenty, we were sorry  to have to leave! 

Our trip then continued to the amazing Willie Duggan Lighting in Kilkenny, where Monica, Willie & team began our visit with a tour of their inspirational showroom. They have a wonderful purpose built demonstration area & classroom where we got to learn all about lighting. We highly recommend a visit & we are looking forward to retuning for the lighting masterclass! 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Designers Day Out - 2022

Our first live event since 2019 happened on the 22nd June 2022, where Interiors Association members were treated to a full day event hosted by a number of our Industry Partners. The Designers day out was a resounding success - we met, we laughed, we listened, we learned. A fabulous day with so many highlights - the paint matching wizadry at Kraftsmann, the quiz at Floor Design on all things wood, lunch amid the stunning tiles at Project, the warehouse tour at Cosentino - complete with fiery demonstration! Artist Clemence Prosen and Paola from Ninfa Studios displayed stunning work at two of the venues and we enjoyed gourmet treats at every stop.

Some of our lucky members walked away with super spot prizes kindly gifted from a host of industry partners - Krafstmann, Floor Design, Jackie Tyrrell Design, Glamdolls, Copperfish Lighting, Scatterbox and Cosentino.

We were truly treated like VIPs and would like to extend our sincere thanks to the companies who made the day so special.