‘I'm rethinking everything' admits Ireland AM star Muireann O'Connell as she reveals major house renovation update
The Virgin Media host moved into her lavish new pad this month after saying their
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Muireann has changed her mind about her home's colour scheme
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Muireann moved into her house this month
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and her fiancé, who she got engaged to in 2021, were on the hunt to
for four years
before finally securing the keys to their forever home this year.
With the moving boxes unpacked, Muireann has now turned her focus to decorating and renovating the space to add a bit of her own touch.
The Limerick native has been bringing her fans along with her on the journey and often shares her different ideas.
Yesterday Muireann revealed she's had a change of heart in the colour scheme after getting inspired by some gorgeous homes.
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She told her followers: "I was thinking of doing something very against my personality and painting the walls with lots of colour.
"There'd be pinks involved, invisible whites, greens. That is not like me, bar the time that I painted my entire room to be like Monica and Rachel's apartment in Friends. Yes, it was purple and yellow, Jesus Christ.
"But I went to two of the most stylish houses I've ever been in in my life today and there was just a lot of white and then the cabinetry and the furniture did the talking.
"So now I'm rethinking everything because I'm a sheep essentially."
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She posted a snap of the TV awkwardly wedged in the corner of the room, admitting it wasn't quite working.
Explaining the struggle, she said: "Now we need to figure out what in the awkward space to do with our telly. I know the answer is smaller telly. I love my big telly."
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The Virgin Media star then revealed that some followers had been pushing the idea of placing it above the fireplace - but Muireann wasn't a fan of this.
She added: "I know you're gonna say above the fireplace, and lads, a telly above the fireplace gives me the ick."
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In a follow-up post shared to her page today, Muireann addressed the strong reactions, joking that she may have offended people by saying she didn't like the look.
She said: "Hey I fear I've offended some people because of something I don't like in house design and it is this."
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She then joked: "It gives me the ick but some people on stories it feels like I've taken their granny outside, punched her in the face and then drowned their kitten.
"If you like this, that is fantastic. What the hell do I know? Also I just can't be staring up that way. I'm too old. My neck doesn't go that way."
Muireann also said that many people had messaged suggesting "those TVs that have frames and they look like a piece of art" - but that didn't sway her opinion either.
She said: "No. Again, I just don't want to look up that way. But again, if you like this, that's fabulous.
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"What the hell do I know about house design? I'm sure everything in this house is going to be icky to most people. So I am very sorry. If you like this, you do you."
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