WHEN we think of restoration projects, we often think of buildings on a grand scale. Still, according to Hugh Wallace, one of Ireland’s most respected architects and host of RTÉ’s The Great House Revival, restoration can be of any size, for any budget.

The Covid-19 pandemic has given us all a lot more time to look at our houses, farms and gardens and in turn, has allowed us to imagine adding a little extension here or restoring an outhouse there.