I injected personality into my new-build

Keen to get on the property ladder, Elaine Verdon and her sister decided to team up, pool their resources and invest in a property together. Having grown up beside the sea, the sisters set out to find a home where lapping waves would be just a short walk away. The search brought them to a house in an area just north of Dublin, close to their childhood home. But the lure of the coast wasn’t the only appealing aspect. ‘A lot of people