A thrifty MIX

Jill De Búrca's home was once a buy-to-let. Now that she's finally moved in, she has begun to furnish it with a quirky combination of antiques, vintage pieces and high street finds

- RUTH MARIA

Few 19-year-olds are thinking about the property that will eventually become their own home later in life. But, luckily for Irish embroidery designer Jill De Búrca, her dad had the foresight to invest in a house for his daughter back in the early 2000s. 'It was at a time when you could do that,' says Jill, of her Dublin home. 'But I never thought that I'd actually live in it!' After a degree in textiles, Jill went to the UK to work on production for major fashion houses Erdem, Stella McCartney and Mary Katrantzou. 'While it was amazing for learning skills, I wasn't designing - which is what I wanted to do,' she says. A move from Brighton back to Dublin came in 2014 and her eponymous label, known for its beautiful embellishments and organic motifs such as butterflies and moths, took off.